In Modern Indian History, Charles Wood’s Despatch had an impact on education in British India as it promoted the use of vernacular languages in the primary schools. Charles Wood was the President of the Board of Control (Introduced through Pitt’s India Act, 1784)…
The Doctrine of Lapse The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he was India’s Governor-General from 1848 to 1856. It was used as an administrative policy for the extension of British Paramountcy. Features…
Foreign Travelers who came to India in Medieval Period Period Foreign Travellers Under whose reign 1288-1292 Marco Polo from Italy Rudramma Devi of the Kakatiyas. Pandya Kingdom 1333-1342 Ibn-e-Batuta from Morocco Rihla is a book written by Ibn Batuta. …
Governor-General of Bengal Year Governors-General of Bengal Major Reforms & Events 1772-1785 Warren Hastings First Governor of BengalEnd to the dual system of administrationRegulating Act of 1773Supreme court at CalcuttaAsiatic Society of BengalFirst Anglo-Maratha War and Treaty of SalbaiFirst English translation…