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manentSet
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harandBengal
in1793

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emeCounci
lofBengal 3r
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sor
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 (
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cat
ureatFor
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l
li
am 
(1774)was I
ntr
oduct
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nwal
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i
n1793.
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shed
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oduct
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etyofBengal
 
(1784)
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itVidy
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abl
ished
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tt
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ndi
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 (
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hen Gover
norofBombay)i
n1791.

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opped 
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ont
o ShahAl
am I
I I
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oduced 
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ishedt
heDualSyst
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i
ve)
.

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edTr
easur
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om 
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to 
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erv
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shed(in1780)
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terActof1793
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rstAngl
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l
laWar1794
SecondAngl
o-My
sor
ewar(
1780–84)
Bat
tl
eofKhar
da 
bet
ween 
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and 
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athas 
(1795)
Fi
rstRohi
l
laWar
 of1773–1774

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ngf
encepol
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cy

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cut
taMadr
asa 
(Al
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ahUni
ver
sit
y)i
n1780.
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uredCl
arke
Cr
eat
ionof
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ect
or 
post
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ernor
-Gener
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from
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edfor 1785t
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mentat
iononlandset
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ement
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vey
ear
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sett
lement
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n1776)

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ormedAmi
niCommi
ssi
oni
n1776. Ri
char
dWel
lesl
ey
Abol
i Dast
shed  ak 
syst
em (
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chwasi
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oduced
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iv
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ntr
oduct
ionof
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diar
yAl
l
iance 
(1798)

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i
shTr
ansl
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onof
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ta 
by 
Char
lesWi
l
kins Four
thAngl
oMy
sor
eWar1799

The 
Subsi
diaryTr
eat
yofBassein i
n1802[5] 
and 
Second
Angl
o-Mar
at haWar(
1803–05)[
6]

For
tWi
l
li
am Col
l
egeatCal
cut
ta 
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rJohnMacpher
son Raj
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an 
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abl
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n1803

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-Gener
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,1799
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of 
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1799)
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ort
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agementof
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ore 
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ndependenceofIndia)

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shmentof
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eat
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ernor
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ng Bayleywasamemberoft
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ilSer
vice
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eatyofSugaul
i
 (1816)[
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eat
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esi
dency
 i
n1818
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rect
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ti
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ndi
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shmentof
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otwariSy
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n Madras Company 
(1834–1858)
.
Presidency
 i
n1820bythe 
governor
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rThomasMunr
o.

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abl
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shmentof 
Mahalwari
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i
nNor
ther
nIndi
a
by 
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tMackenzi
e (
1822)

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l
ege 
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dencyUni
ver
sit
y)at
 Cal
cut
ta 
i
n
1817

The Pi
ndariWar 
(1817–1818)(
Compl
eteDest
ruct
ionof
the 
Pindar
i 
ClanofIndi
a)

Tr
eat
ywi
thPi
ndar
is

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eat
ywi
thSi
ndhi
a

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TenancyActwaspassedi
n1822.

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alCommi
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i
cInst
ruct
ionwasf
ormedi
n
1823
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am Bent
inck Geor
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and
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tedf
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fi
cantsoci
alandeducat
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par
tit
eTreat
yin1838between Br
it
ish,
 
Shah
ref
ormsinIndi
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a and 
Maharaj
aRanj
itSi
ngh agai
nst 
Dost
MuhammadKhan.
Abol
i
shi
ng 
sat
i.(
1829)
The 
FirstAngloAf
ghanWar (
1840–1842) 
(Br
it
ish
Forbi
ddi
ngwoment owit
nesst
hecr
emat
ionson Army massacredbythestr
ongAfghanarmyandmil
iti
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the 
ghat
s ofVar
anasi
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om Kabul
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it
ishMi
l
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Suppr
essi
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femal
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ant
ici
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and 
humansacr
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BankofBombay  
(1840)est
abli
shed(
lat
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Imper
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Bank
Suppr
essi
onoft
hugi
(1830) ofIndi
a,now 
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terAct1833 Fi
rstBengali
dail
ynewspaper
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abhakar
 was
publ
ishedin1839
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eat
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per
pet
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endshi
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tSi
ngh
Tatt
wabodhi
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wasf
ormedby
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anat
h
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ti
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tcour
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ovi
nci
alcour
tof Tagore 
i
n1839
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i
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lesMet
cal
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Repeal
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ngRegul
ati
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ber
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ndi
aPr
ess
El
lenbor
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Establ
ishmentof Cal
cut
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cLibr
aryin
1836 (
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lyknownas Nat
ionalLi
brar
yofI
ndi
a) Gwal
i
orWar(
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 (
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ti
shdef
eatMar
athas)

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(1843)est
abli
shed(
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er 
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ial
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I
ndia,
now 
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ndPr
ovi
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it
ish
(1843)
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aver
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lber
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ernor
-Gener
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from Rel
i
giousDi
sabi
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iti
esAct
,1856
1785t
o1786 Annexat
ionof 
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ont
hegr
oundsofal
l
egedi
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nal
misr
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elyandHuman
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fi
cei
nCentr
al pr
ovince,
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ra

Henr
yHar
dinge Char
lesCanni
ng
The 
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o-SikhWar (
1845–46)(Bri
ti
sh
Empire def
eat
st he 
SikhEmpir
e andconfi
scat
emaj
or Hi
nduWidows'
Remarr
iageAct,1856 
(Thel
awwas
port
ionofitst
errit
ory) dr
aft
edby 
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lofDalhousi
e)

TreatyofLahore I
ndi
anRebel
l
ionof1857
(1846) 
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ti
sh conf
iscat
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from t
he 
Sikhs 
and Univ
ersi
tyofCal
cut
ta,
 
Univer
sit
yofBombay,
solditt
o RajaofJammu  for75lakhrupees) and 
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sit
yofMadras 
weresetupi
n1857
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eat
yofBhai
rowal
(1846) QueenVi
ctor
ia'
sProcl
amati
on(
on1Nov ember
,1858)
Est
abl
i
shmentof
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keeEngi
neer
ingCol
l
ege 
(1847) and 
TheGovernmentofI
ndi
aAct
,1858[10]

Sy
stem ofBudget
 wasi
ntr
oduced

For
mat
ionof
 I
mper
ial
Civ
ilSer
vices

I
ndi
goRev
olti
nBengal
 
in1859–60
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Ramsay Whi
temut
iny
 byt
heEur
opeant
roopsi
n1859

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housi
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mentof
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ndi
anPenal
Code 
i
n1860

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ndi
anHi
ghCour
tsAct1861
Doct
ri
neofLapsei
n1848
I
ndi
anCounci
l
sAct
,1861
Char
terAct
,1853
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ndi
anCi
vi
lSer
viceAct
,1861
BethuneColl
egi
ateSchool(1849)
 (
wasalsoknown
as Cal
cutt
aFemaleSchool)wasestabl
i
shedby John Pol
i
ceAct
,1861[11]
Ell
i
otDrinkwat
erBethune
Est
abl
i
shmentof
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chaeol
ogi
cal
Sur
veyofI
ndi
a i
n1861
Char
lesWoodDespat
ch(
1854)
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ntroducedPort
fol
i
oSy
stem whi
chgav
efoundat
ionf
or
Est
abl
i
shmentofsummercapi
tal
at 
Shi
mla CabinetSyst
em

SecondAngl o-
Bur
meseWar( 1852)
 (
Thesoleai
m of
Dalhousiewastohumi
li
ateandannexmoreofBurmese
Terri
tor
ies.
 Bur
mawasattackedunprov
oked)

Fi
rstPassengert
rai
nbet
weenBombayandThane(
1853)

Fir
stt
elegraphLinewasl
aidbet
weenDi
amondHar
bour
toCal
cutta.(1851)

PostOf
fi
ceAct
,1854

Est
abl
i
shedPubl
i
cWor
ksDepar
tment(
1854)

The SecondAngl
o-SikhWar 
(1848–1849)(TheBri
ti
sh
tot
allydef
eat
edthe SikhEmpir
e andannexed 
Punj
ab)

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hal
Rebel
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swer
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ledby
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gin
St
art
edFi
nanci
aldecent
ral
i
zat
ioni
n1870[13]

Enact
edIPCamendment
-Sedi
ti
onAct1870t
otackl
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Establ
i
shmentof Cal
cutt
aHighCour
t 
(2Jul
y),
 
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HighCour
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( )and 
14August Madr
asHi
ghCour t
 ( )
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abli
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n1862 Commercein1872[13]
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mov
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ndi
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ernor
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ook
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 (
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ish def
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andannexed Assam and 
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)
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get
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ormer
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qual
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ti
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.
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mla 
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ndi
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est
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abl
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shmentof
 Al
l
ahabadHi
ghCour
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in1866

Fami
neCommi
Campbel
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ssi
duet
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onwasconst
Ori
ssaf
ami
it
utedi
n1867underHenr
neof1866
y
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tBul
werLy
tton
TenancyActwaspassedi
nPunj
abandOudhi
n1868 Roy
alTi
tl
esAct
,1876bywhi
ch 
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ctor
ia 
assumed

thet
it
leof' Empr
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ndia'
1stDelhiDurbar
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outof3)in
1877Gr eatFami
neof1876–1878 andaFami ne
Commi ssionwasconst
it
utedunder Ri
chardStr
achey 
i
n
1878

Ri
char
dBour
keMay
o Ver
nacul
arPr
essAct
,1878

Ar
msAct
,1878[14]
Assassi
nat
edbyaPat
han 
SherAl
iAf
ri
di 
i
n1872
Decreasedthemaximum ageofappear
ingi
n ci
vi
l
St
art
edt
he 
Censusi
nIndi
a i
n1872
ser
vices f
rom 21t
o19
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ngof 
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legeinRaj
kot
 and MayoCol
l
ege
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o-Af
ghanWar
,(1878–80)
atAj
mer 
forpoli
ti
cal
trai
ningofI
ndi
anPr i
nces
Tr
eat
yofGandamak 
signedi
n1879
KeshubChandraSen 
est
abl
i
shes 
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anRef
orm
Associ
ati
on 
(1870)
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geRobi
nsonRi
pon Henr
yLansdowne
Fi
rstFact
oryAct(
1881) AgeofConsentAct,
1891 
waspassedt
oprohi
bitt
he
marr
iagesofgi
rlchi
l
dundert
heageof12
Negot
iabl
eInst
rument
sAct
,1881
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ndi
anCounci
lAct1892
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oft
he 
Ver
nacul
arPr
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 i
n1882
SecondFact
oryAct1891
I
lber
tBi
l
l 
(1883)
Sett
ngupof  
Dur
andCommi
ssi
on 
i
n1893(
Indi
a-
Est
abl
i
shmentof
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abUni
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sit
y i
n1882 Afghani
stan)
Gov
ernmentr
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uti
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ocal
sel
f-
gov
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 (
1882)
[
15]

Appoi
ntmentofEducationCommi
ssi
onunderSi
r 
Wil
l
iam
Wil
sonHunter
 i
n1882[16]

Fi
rstcompl
ete 
Censusi
nIndi
a i
n1881
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ctorEl
gin
Hepassed 
Fami
necodes 
i
n1883
I
ndi
anf
ami
neof1896–1897
Incr
easedthemax
imum ageofappear
ingi
n ci
vi
l
servi
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fr
om 18t
o21 Spr
eadof
 Buboni
cpl
aguei
nBombay
 (1896)

Establ
i
shmentof 
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ishnaMissi
on 
by 
Swami
Viv
ekananda 
at 
Bel
urMat
h in1897

Assassinat
ionoftwoBri
ti
shoffi
cial
s(Wal
terChar
les
Rand andAy er
st)byt
he 
Chapekarbrot
her
s i
n1897
Fr
eder
ickDuf
fer
in
For
mat
ionofI
ndi
anNat
ional
Congr
ess 
(1885)

Bengal
TenancyAct(
1885)

Thi
rdAngl
o-Bur
meseWar
 (
1885)

I
n1886,
 Burma 
wasmadeaprov
inceofI
ndi
a,
wi
th 
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asit
scapi
tal
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tMi
nto
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ms 
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n1907(
inSur
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becamefir
stIndi
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II
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n1906

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,1910

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i
n1907
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