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Lord William Bentick
Viceroys and GG's of India
Lord William Bentick(1828-35)
- First Governor General of India as designated by Government of India Act 1833.
- Known as the benevolent Governor General.
- Banned practice of sati in 1829, suppressed Thugi in 1830(military operation led by William Sleeman)
- Banned female infanticide
- Created the province of Agra in 1834.
- English was to be court language in higher court but persian continued in lower courts. English was made the official language of india in 1835.
- The regulation of 1833 on land revenue settlement by Mertins Bird(called as the father of land revenue settlement in North). Use of filed maps and filed registers were prescribed for the first time.
- Inquiry into titles of Inam lands.
- 1830, annexation of chachar took place.
- 1831, annexation of Titu Mir and Kols.
- 1831, annexation of Mysore.
- Treaty of perpetual friendship with Ranjit Singh.
- Abolished provincial circuits courts; a separate Sadr Diwani Adalat was set up in Allahabad and Sadr Nizamat Adalat at Delhi.
- Education Reforms. Appointed Macaulay as president of committee of public instruction.
Colonial Era (Timelineof Indian History)
Colonial Era (1818 AD to 1947 AD)
The Colonial Era started with the British taking control over almost all the
parts of India and ended with the freedom of India in 1947. The major events
that took place during the Colonial Era are:
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Date
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Events Happened
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1829 AD
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Prohibition of Sati
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1857 AD
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- First Indian war of
Independence, known as Indian Mutiny
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1885 AD
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Indian National Congress was
formed
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1930 AD
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Dandi Salt March, Simon
Commission, First Round Table Conference
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1915 AD
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Home Rule League was founded by
Annie Besant
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1919 AD
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Massacre at Jallianwalabagh
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1931 AD
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Bhagat Singh was hanged by the
British, Second Round Table Conference, Gandhi-Irvin Pact
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1919 AD
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Khilafat Movement, Jalianwala Bagh
Massacre, Rowlat Act
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1937 AD
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Congress won power in many states,
World War II broke out
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1921 AD
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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1928 AD
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Murder of Lala Lajpat Rai
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1942 AD
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Quit India Movement, Rise of
Subhash Chandra Bose
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1922 AD
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Quit India Movement suspended
after the Chauri-Chura violence
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1946 AD
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Muslim League adamant about the
formation of Pakistan
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1947 AD
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India gained independence and
witnessed partition
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Post-Medieval Era (Timeline of Indian History)
Post-Medieval Era (1526 AD to 1818 AD)
The major events in the post medieval era are:
Date |
Events Happened |
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1526 AD
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Babur, the Mughal ruler of Kabul,
invaded Delhi and Agra and killed Sultan Ibrahim Lodi
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1527 AD
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Battle of Khanwa, in which Babur
annexed Mewar
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1530 AD
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Babur died and was succeeded
Humayun
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1556 AD
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Humayun died and was succeeded by
his son Akbar
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1600 AD
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East India company was formed in
England
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1605 AD
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Akbar died and was succeeded by
Jehangir
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1628 AD
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Jehangir died and was succeeded by
Shah Jahan
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1630 AD
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Shivaji was born
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1658 AD
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Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal, Jamia
Masjid and Red Fort.
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1659 AD
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Shivaji defeated Adilshahi troops
at the Battle of Pratapgarh
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1674 AD
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Maratha Empire was established
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1680 AD
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Shivaji died
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1707 AD
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Aurangzeb died and was succeeded
by Bahadur Shah I
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1707 AD
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Maratha Empire broke into two
divisions
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1734 AD
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Pamheiba invaded Tripura
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1737 AD
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Bajirao I conquered Delhi
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1740 AD
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Bajirao I died and was succeeded
by Balaji Bajirao
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1757 AD
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Battle of Plassey was fought
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1761 AD
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Third battle of Panipat ended the
expansion of Maratha Empire
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1766 AD
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First Anglo-Mysore War
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1777 AD
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First Anglo-Maratha War
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1779 AD
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Battle of Wadgaon
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1780 AD
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Second Anglo-Mysore War
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1789 AD
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Third Anglo-Mysore War
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1798 AD
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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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1799 AD
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Tipu Sultan died, Wodeyar dynasty
was restored
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1803 AD
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Second Anglo-Maratha War
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1817 AD
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Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
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1818 AD
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End of the Maratha Empire and
British control over most of India
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