Today in this article we are giving you the list of Governor General of India who was in the post of Governor General from 1828 AD to 1856 AD.
Governor General of India
Lord William Batting 1828 AD – 1835 AD
He served as the Governor General of India from 1833 to 20 March 1835.
Prior to this, his tenure from 4 July 1828 to 1833 was that of the Governor General of Bengal.
This is the first Governor General of India made.
At the same time, in 1829 AD, the credit for the end of sati practice was abolished (1830 AD) and child murder was banned and at the same time English was accepted as the medium of instruction following the recommendations of Macaulay.
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Sir Charles Metcalfe (1835 AD – 1836 AD)
His tenure lasted from 20 March 1835 to 4 March 1836.
He passed the Press Act (1835), under which the imposed control over Indian newspapers has been abolished.
It is called the Indian liberator of the press It is called.
The Lord Auckland (1836 AD – 1842 AD)
His tenure lasted from 4 March 1836 to 28 February 1842.
First British Afghan War (1833 AD – 1842 AD) in which the British had to face defeat and also suffered heavy losses.
Lord Ellenborough (1842 AD – 1844 AD)
His tenure lasted from 28 February 1842 to June 1844.
- Slavery was banned in 1843 by the Act of 1833.
- The First Anglo-Afghan War ended and slavery was abolished.
- It annexed Sindh to the British Empire in August 1843.
Lord Hardinge (1844 AD – 1848 AD)
His tenure lasted from 23 July 1844 to 12 January 1848.
First Anglo-Sikh War 1845 AD 1846 AD In which the English army occupied Lahore and imposed the Treaty of Lahore on the Sikhs.
Lord Dalhousie (1848 AD – 1856 AD)
His tenure lasted from 12 January 1848 to 28 February 1856.
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848 – 49 AD) and merger of Punjab with British rule. Received the territory of Pigu.
In educational reforms, Dalhousie implemented the 'Wood Despatch' of 1854.
Establishment of engineering college in Roorkee, military reforms and the state's usurpation policy during that time etc.
Viscount Canning (1856 AD – 1858 AD)
His tenure as the Governor of India was from 28 February 1856 to 1 November 1858.