The first Governor of Bengal Robert Clive. The first Governor General of Bengal in 1773 Warren Hastings(1772-1785). The first Governor General of India – William Bentinck. The first Viceroy of India – Lord Canning.

Lord Dalhousie. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy used by the British East India Company to expand its empire in India. Under this policy, if a ruler of a dependent state died without a male heir, the state would be annexed by the British. States annexed under the policy: Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Baghat (1850). Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1854), Nagpur (1854), Tanjore, and Arcot (1855).

Lord Lytton (1876-1880).Vernacular Press Act (The gagging Act)1878. The act allows the government to confiscate the assets of newspaper in case of publishing anything objectonable.

Lord Wellesley: He devised the Subsidiary Alliance as a system in 1798. Under this system, Indian rulers were required to maintain British forces within their territory and adhere to British political advice. States that accepted the alliance included Hyderabad (1798), Mysore (1799), Awadh (1801), Peshwa (1802), Bhosle and Scindia (1803).

Lord Clive (First governor of Bengal in 1765). Dual system – The administration of Bengal was divided into two parts : Diwani The right to collect revenue was given to the company, and Nizamat Administrative rights were given to Nawab. Warren Hastings abolished this system in Bengal in 1772.

Henry Lawrence. The Battle of Chinhat took place on the morning of June 30, 1857, near the village of Chinhat in Awadh (now Uttar Pradesh). specifically at Ismailganj. where British forces clashed with Indian rebels during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Bombay. Elphinstone: Known for the compilation of the Elphinstone code (a uniform scheme of criminal law). In 1808 he was sent to negotiate an alliance with the Afghan ruler Shah Shoja to prevent a Napoleonic advance upon India.

Meerut. The 1857 Revolution, also known as the Indian Mutiny, began in Meerut on May 10 and spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow. It was suppressed after the rebels were defeated in Gwalior on June 20, 1858.

Military. Reforms After 1857: The Peel Commission was established to recommend changes in the organization of the colonial armed forces. The proportion of Europeans in the British indian Army was increased, and artillery placed exclusively under the command of British officers. Additionally, the Arms Act of 1878 was enacted to restrict the possession of weapons by ‘unlawful elements.

Lord Cornwallis (1786-93):The system of Daroga as part of Police reforms. Police of each district were placed under District Judge. Each district was divided into Thanas/Police circles which were headed Daroga. He also abolished District Faujdari Courts and setup circuit courts in Calcutta, Dacca, Murshidabad, and Patna. During his tenure, the Third Mysore War (1790-92)and Treaty of Seringapatam (1792).

Bahadur Shah II (Bahadur Shah Zafar). He was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor of India. In 1857 Bahadur Shah II was deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon

Lord Metcalfe (1835-36) is also known as the Liberator of Indian Press. Licensing Regulation ordinance 1823 was brought out by acting Governor-General John Adan6. Other Governor generals: Lord Ellenborough(1842-1844) abolished the slavery act in India in 1843

Lord Dalhousie(1848-1856), known as the father of Indian Railways, played a key role in the establishment of the railway network. The first railway line in India covered 21miles (34km), from Bombay to Thane. The first railway line in South India was opened in 1856. The first railway minister of India was John Mathai

Lord william Bentinck. He was appointed Governor of Madras in 1803 and assumed the office of Governor-General in 1828. He passed the Bengal Sati Regulation on December 4, 1829, which banned the practice of Sati throughout British India.

Governor general and the related events: Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) Doctrine of Lapse policy, Wood’s Despatch 1854.Lord Cornwallis (1786 1793)Introduction of the Charter Act of 1793,the Third Anglo-Mysore War began and ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam. Warren Hastings (1772 – 1785)Introduction of the Regulating Act of 1773 by the British Parliament, First Anglo-Maratha War began (ended with the Treaty of Salbai). Lord Wellesley(1798-1805) The Second Anglo Maratha War began and ended with multiple treaties

 Lord Curzon (1899-1905): Passed the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act in 1904. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Founded in 1861 Alexander Cunningham; Headquarters: New Delhi. Lord Ellenborough (1842-1844) – Annexation of Sindh (1843). Lord Auckland (1836 1842) – The first Anglo-Afghan war occurred during his reign. Lord Lytton (1876-1880) – The Great Indian Famine of 1876-1878.

Bajirao 2. (10 January 1775 28 January 1851) was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.

Lord Louis Mountbatten (last Viceroy of India).

 Lord Ripon. During Lord Ripon’s tenure (1880-84), key reforms included the repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1881) and a resolution on local self-government (1882). His period also saw the Ilbert Bill controversy(1883) and the formation of the Hunter Commission on Education (1882).

Robert Clive served twice as Governor of Bengal (1758-60 and 1764-67) and also led the Battle of Plassey on behalf of the British East India Company in 1757. James Rennel was the first Surveyor General of Bengal(1767-1777) and conducted the first comprehensive geographical survey of much of India. He is best known for his” Bengal Atlas” (1779) and “Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan (1782)

10 May. The Revolt of 1857, the first major rebellion against the British East India Company, began in Meerut. The immediate cause of this revolt was the introduction of the Enfield rifle and its greased cartridges. In March 1857, Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in Barrackpore, refused to use the new cartridges because of the rumor that they were greased with pork and beef fat, which violated their religious beliefs, and he attacked his officers, which led to his execution on April 8. On 9th May, 85 soldiers in Meerut refused the new rifles and were imprisoned. Lord Canning was the British viceroy during the revolt.

1857. The revolt began on May 10, 1857, at Meerut as a sepoy mutiny. It occurred during the reign of Governor-General Lord Canning.