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Governor General of India

NamePeriodImportant Events
Lord William Bentick1828-1834
  • 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.
Sir Charles Metcalfe1834-1836
  • He is known as the Liberator of Press.
  • Passed the Press law
Lord Auckland1836-1842
  • First Afghan war (1836-1842).
  • Treaty with Sikhs and Amirs of Sindh.
Lord Ellenborough1842-1844
  • Brought an end to Afghan War.
  • Annexation of Singh (1843).
  • War with Gwalior (1843).
Lord Hardinge-I1844-1848
  • First Sikh War (1845-1846).
  • Treaty of Lahore (1846).
  • Prohibition of female lnfanticide.
  • Gave preference to English educated in employment.
Lord Dalhousie1848-1856
  • 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.
Lord Canning1856-1858
  • 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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