Lord William Bentick |
1828-1834 |
- Most liberal and enlightened Governor General of India.
- Regarded as the Father of Modern Western Education in India. Introduction of English as the official language.
- Abolished sati and other cruel rites (1829).
- Suppressed Thuggee (1830), Curbed by Cononel Sleeman.
- Annexed Mysore (1831), Coorg (1834), Central Cachar (1834) on the plea of misgoverment. Concluded a treaty of perpetual friendship with Ranjit Singh.
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Sir Charles Metcalfe |
1834-1836 |
- He is known as the Liberator of Press.
- Passed the Press law
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Lord Auckland |
1836-1842 |
- First Afghan war (1836-1842).
- Treaty with Sikhs and Amirs of Sindh.
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Lord Ellenborough |
1842-1844 |
- Brought an end to Afghan War.
- Annexation of Singh (1843).
- War with Gwalior (1843).
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Lord Hardinge-I |
1844-1848 |
- First Sikh War (1845-1846).
- Treaty of Lahore (1846).
- Prohibition of female lnfanticide.
- Gave preference to English educated in employment.
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Lord Dalhousie |
1848-1856 |
- Widow Remarriage Act (1856).
- ‘Wood’s Educational Despatich’ of 1854 and opening of Anglo-Vernacular schools and government colleges.
- Introduced Doctrine of Lapse. Captured Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambhalpur (1849) Baghat (1850), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853) and Nagpur (1854).
- Fought the Anglo-Sikh War and annexed the whole of the Punjab.
- 2nd Burmese War (1852) and annexation of Lower Burma of Pegu.
- Annexation of Berar in 1853.
- Annexation of Awadh in 1856.
- Started the first railway line in 1853 (connecting Bombay with Thana).
- Telegraph and postal reforms.
- Establishment of separate public works department in every province.
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Lord Canning |
1856-1858 |
- Revolt of 1857.
- He was the last Governor-General of East India Company.
- Establishment of three universities at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in 1857.
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