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    The document provides information on the Governors-General of India from 1773 to 1856. It lists each Governor-General, the period they served, and 1-2 brief points about their administration or significant events that occurred during their time as Governor-General. Some key figures mentioned include Warren Hastings, who established the Sadar Diwani Adalat and Sadr Nizamat Adalat courts; Cornwallis, who introduced the Permanent Settlement revenue system; Wellesley, who adopted the policy of Subsidiary Alliance; Bentinck, who abolished Sati pratha and established the first medical college in Calcutta; and Dalhousie, who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse and over

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    GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA

    Governor General Period About


    Warren Hastings 1773-1785  The Dual system of government was abolished by Warren
    Hastings and Bengal was brought under the direct control of
    the British in 1772
     Warren Hastings inaugurated the annual lease system of
    auctioning
     Under the governorship of William Hastings Calcutta became
    capital in 1772
     He reorganized the judicial system as follows
     Established highest civil court of appeal- Sadar Diwani Adalat
     Highest appellate criminal court- Sadr Nizamat Adalat.
    John Macpherson 1785-1786  He held the post temporarily.
    Charles Cornwallis 1786- 1793  Introduced revenue system is known as Permanent
    The Marquess Settlement
    Cornwallis  Major reform was the separation of the three branches of
    service, namely commercial, judicial and revenue
     He inaugurated the policy of making appointments mainly on
    the basis of merit thereby laying the foundation of the Indian
    Civil Service
    John Shore 1793 - 1798  Followed policy of non-intervention.
     Introduced Charter Act of 1793.
    Alured Clarke 18 March  He was briefly Governor-General of India1798.
    (acting) 1798 - 18 May  Commander-in-chief of the Bengal Army Commander-in-
    1798 chief of the British forces in all of India 1798 to 1801.
    Richard Wellesley, 1798 - 1805  Adopted the policy of Subsidiary Alliance- a system to keep
    Earl of Mornington the Indian rulers under control and to make British the
    supreme power. He established College to train the
    Company’s servants in Calcutta. So, called as the father of Civil
    Services in India.
     He founded the Fort William College at Calcutta.
    The Marquess 30 July Read above
    Cornwallis 1805 - 5 October
    1805
    Sir George Barlow, Bt 1805 - 1807  An important event which took place in his time was Mutiny
    (acting) of Vellore in 1806 in which the Indian soldiers killed many
    English officials.
    The Lord Minto 1807 - 1813  He concluded the Treaty of Amritsar (1809) with Maharaja
    Ranjit Singh.
    Francis Rawdon- 1813 - 1823  He finished the policy of non-intervention, which was followed
    Hastings, The Earl of by Sir John Shore. He abolished the censorship of the press.
    Moira Introduced Ryotwari and Mahalawari system in Bombay.

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    John Adam 9 January  Licensing Regulations
    (acting) 1823 - 1 August  Calcutta Unitarian Committee inaugurated byThe Great Raja
    1823 Ram Mohan Roy.
    The Lord Amherst 1823 - 1828  His term of office was known for First Anglo Burmese War
    (1824-26) and Mutiny of Barrackpur (1824)
    William Butterworth 13 March  He was a member of the Bengal Civil Service (1799–1830) and
    Bayley 1828 - 4 July a director and chairman of the British East India Company.
    (acting) 1828
    Lord William 1828 - 1835  He accomplished social reforms such as the abolition of Sati
    Bentinck Pratha with the help of Rajaram Mohan Roy.
     Established first Medical College in Calcutta.
     He also suppressed female infanticide and child sacrifice.
     He made English as the language of higher education.
    Charles Metcalfe, Bt 1835 - 1836  He held the post temporarily and removed the restriction on
    (acting) Vernacular press.
    The Lord Auckland 1836 - 1842  First Afghan War was fought in his reign
    The Lord 1842 - 1844  In his term of office, Gwalior War (1843)happened. and British
    Ellenborough Crush Marathas once and for all.
     Bank of Madras(1843) established (later imperial Bank of
    India, now State Bank of India).
    William Wilberforce June 1844 - 23 July  He was a British colonial administrator who served as Deputy-
    Bird 1844 Governor of Bengal Presidency.
    (acting)
    Henry Hardinge 1844 - 1848  The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845–46 happened and British
    Empire crushes the Sikh Empire and confiscates a major
    portion of its territory.
     Treaty of Lahore(1846)(British confiscate Kashmir from the
    Sikhs and sell it Toraja of Jammufor 75 lakh rupees)
     Establishment of Roorkee Engineering College(1847).
    The Earl of Dalhousie 1848 - 1856  Lord Dalhousie was the youngest Governor-General of India.
     At the end of the second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, Punjab was
    Associated by Dalhousie.
     He introduced the concept of the Doctrine of Lapse. The
    Doctrine of Lapse was put in by Dalhousie to Satara and it was
    annexed in 1848. Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed in 1854.
     Bentinck was successful in winning the friendship of Ranjit
    Singh and the Indus Navigation Treaty was concluded between
    them. This treaty opened up the Sutlej for navigation.
     During his reign, The first railway line connecting Bombay with
    Thane was opened in 1853.
     The foundation of the modern postal system was laid down by
    Lord Dalhousie.
     Dalhousie established a separate Public Works Department
    and allotted more funds for cutting canals and roads. He
    introduced the process of modernization of India. Hence, he is
    hailed as “the maker of modern India”.

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