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COMPARATIVE / THEMATIC QUICK-REVISION TABLES
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COMPARATIVE / THEMATIC QUICK-REVISION TABLES
Wars and the Governor-General/Viceroy in charge
| War | Years | GG/Viceroy |
|---|---|---|
| First Anglo-Maratha War | 1775–1782 | Warren Hastings |
| Third Anglo-Mysore War | 1790–1792 | Cornwallis |
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | 1799 | Wellesley |
| Second Anglo-Maratha War | 1803–1805 | Wellesley |
| Anglo-Nepal War | 1814–1816 | Lord Hastings |
| Pindari War | 1817–1818 | Lord Hastings |
| Third Anglo-Maratha War | 1817–1818 | Lord Hastings |
| First Anglo-Burmese War | 1824–1826 | Amherst |
| First Anglo-Afghan War | 1838–1842 | Auckland |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | 1845–1846 | Hardinge I |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | 1848–1849 | Dalhousie |
| Second Anglo-Burmese War | 1852 | Dalhousie |
| Revolt of 1857 | 1857–1858 | Canning |
| Bhutan War | 1865 | John Lawrence |
| Second Anglo-Afghan War | 1878–1880 | Lytton |
| Third Anglo-Burmese War | 1885 | Dufferin |
| World War I (India's role begins) | 1914 | Hardinge II |
| World War II (India declared belligerent) | 1939 | Linlithgow |
| First Indo-Pak War | 1947–48 | Mountbatten (as GG) |
Major Acts and the Governor-General/Viceroy in charge
| Act | Year | GG/Viceroy |
|---|---|---|
| Regulating Act | 1773 | Warren Hastings |
| Pitt's India Act | 1784 | Warren Hastings (end of tenure) |
| Charter Act | 1793 | John Shore |
| Charter Act | 1813 | Minto I |
| Charter Act (created GG of India) | 1833 | William Bentinck |
| Government of India Act | 1858 | Canning |
| Indian Councils Act | 1861 | Canning |
| Indian Councils Act | 1892 | Lansdowne |
| Indian Councils Act (Morley-Minto) | 1909 | Minto II |
| Government of India Act (Montford) | 1919 | Chelmsford |
| Government of India Act | 1935 | Willingdon (passed)/Linlithgow (implemented) |
| Indian Independence Act | 1947 | Mountbatten |
Social Reforms and the Governor-General in charge
| Reform | Year | GG |
|---|---|---|
| Abolition of Sati | 1829 | William Bentinck |
| Suppression of Thuggee | 1830s | William Bentinck |
| English Education Act | 1835 | William Bentinck |
| Widow Remarriage Act | 1856 | Canning (drafted in Dalhousie era) |
| First Factory Act | 1881 | Ripon |
| Local Self-Government Resolution | 1882 | Ripon |
Famous Firsts
| First | Person |
|---|---|
| First Governor-General of Bengal | Warren Hastings |
| First Governor-General of India | William Bentinck |
| First Viceroy of India | Canning |
| First Governor-General of Independent India | Mountbatten |
| First (and only) Indian Governor-General | C. Rajagopalachari |
| First President of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| First railway in India | Bombay–Thane (1853), under Dalhousie |
| First telegraph line | Calcutta–Agra (1853), under Dalhousie |
| First Census (systematic) | 1871–72, under Mayo |
| First factory legislation | 1881, under Ripon |
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