Governor Generals
Days & Years · गवर्नर जनरल · 12 facts
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Warren Hastings was first Governor General of Bengal 1773
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Lord Cornwallis introduced Permanent Settlement in 1793
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Lord Wellesley introduced Subsidiary Alliance system
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Lord William Bentinck abolished Sati system in 1829
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Lord Dalhousie introduced Doctrine of Lapse policy
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Lord Canning was first Viceroy of India after 1857
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Lord Ripon introduced Local Self-Government in 1882
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Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905
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Lord Mountbatten was last Viceroy of British India
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Lord Irwin signed Gandhi-Irwin Pact in 1931
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Lord Minto introduced separate electorates for Muslims 1909
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C Rajagopalachari was last Governor General of India