Study Guide · Chapter 9
KEY FACTS / QUICK REVISION — VICEROYS OF INDIA
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KEY FACTS / QUICK REVISION — VICEROYS OF INDIA
| Event | Viceroy |
|---|---|
| Queen's Proclamation 1858 | Canning |
| Indian Councils Act 1861 | Canning |
| Assassinated in office | Mayo (1872) |
| Vernacular Press Act 1878 | Lytton |
| Ilbert Bill 1883 | Ripon |
| Local Self-Govt Resolution 1882 | Ripon |
| INC founded 1885 (during tenure of) | Dufferin |
| Indian Councils Act 1892 | Lansdowne |
| Partition of Bengal 1905 | Curzon |
| Muslim League founded 1906 (during tenure of) | Minto II |
| Morley-Minto Reforms/Act 1909 | Minto II |
| Delhi Durbar 1911, capital shifted to Delhi | Hardinge II |
| Partition of Bengal annulled 1911 | Hardinge II |
| Rowlatt Act & Jallianwala Bagh 1919 | Chelmsford |
| Montford Reforms/GoI Act 1919 | Chelmsford |
| Chauri Chaura 1922 | Reading |
| Simon Commission 1928 | Irwin |
| Dandi March 1930 | Irwin |
| Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931 | Irwin |
| Communal Award 1932, Poona Pact 1932 | Willingdon |
| GoI Act 1935 (passed) | Willingdon |
| GoI Act 1935 (implemented), Quit India 1942 | Linlithgow |
| Cabinet Mission 1946 | Wavell |
| Partition & Independence 1947 | Mountbatten |
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