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  • Reforms and Policies of Warren Hastings

    Clive went back to England in 1767, and in 1772, Warren Hastings, an English politician, was appointed the first governor of the Fort William Presidency (Bengal), the first real Governor-General of India. In the five years from 1767 to 1772 Verelst and Cartier He conducted the administration in Indi

  • Reforms of Lord Cornwallis, 1786–1793

    In February 1785 Hastins went back to England and in 1786 the East India Company appointed Lord Cornwallis as Commander-in-Chief of British India and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal Presidency). appointed general. Meanwhile, after the departure of Warren Hastings, a senior member

  • Indian Council Act of 1909 :Marley-Minto Reform (Indian Council Act of 1909 :Marley-Minto Reform)

    Seventeen years after the Indian Councils Act of 1892, another Act was passed, called the Indian Councils Act of 1909. The originator of this act was the Secretary of India Marley and the Governor General Lord Minto, hence it is also known as Marley-Minto Reforms. Although this act failed to bring a

  • Government of India Act of 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms) Government of India Act of 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford Reforms)

    The Government of India Act, 1909 was unable to fulfill the demand for self-government of Indians. After 1905, the government resorted to repression-policy to prevent the rise of its power in the form of hot nationalism which had arisen in the political field of India, due to which there was a lot o

  • India in the Eighteenth Century

    Until recently, the eighteenth century was a dark age in Indian history. Because there was chaos and anarchy prevailing in India at that time. It was said that in this century the Mughal Empire collapsed due to its internal weaknesses and the stumbling block of foreign invaders, the regional powers

  • Anglo-French Rivalry in Karnataka

    In the 18th century, when Mughal power was waning, conflicts between the British and the French East India Company resulted in the expansion of the British to the south. Both the Anglo-French companies aimed to make maximum profit from the trade, so they sought to oust each other in order to maintai

  • Later Mughal Emperors and Rise and Fall of Syed brothers

    The Mughal Empire, despite its unprecedented expansion, its enormous military-power and cultural achievements, began to decline in the early eighteenth century. The reign of Aurangzeb was the evening of the Mughals because at this time the Mughal Empire had started to be hollowed out by many disease

  • Establishment of English Power in Bengal

    The seed of British imperialism in India came from Bengal itself. The British defeated Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, in the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757, and made Mir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal. Bengal was the most prosperous of the provinces of the Mughal Empire. Jahangir gave the right

  • Robert Clive and Diarchy in Bengal

    During his tenure in India, Robert Clive improved the position of the British in Bengal and strengthened the British Empire. After the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757 AD, in the Battle of Buxar in 1764 AD, Nawab Siraj-ud-daula of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam

  • Pitt's India Act of 1784

    In 1772 and 1781 East India Company A Select Committee and a Secret Committee were appointed to investigate the cases of The Select Committee examined the relationship between the Supreme Court and the Bengal Council and the Secret Committee examined the causes of the Anglo-Maratha War. Parliaments

  • Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babar

    Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur is famous as Babur in Indian history. Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, was born in a small princely state of Trans-Axiana Fargana I was born on February 14, 1483 AD. Babar means tiger in Turkish language. , His father Umarsheikh Mirza was the ruler of Fargana and be

  • Sher Shah Suri and Sur Empire

    Sher Shahs Early IIfe Sher Shah Suris childhood name was Farid. During the time of his father Hasan Khan and paternal grandfather Ibrahim Sur Bahlol Lodi came to India from Roh, a hilly region near Peshawar and settled in Bajwada in Punjab. Some historians believe that Farid was born in 1472 AD. I

  • Sher Shah's Administration

    The reign of Sher Shah is famous for excellent governance in the history of medieval India. Sher Shah to system reformer Considered as, not as a system enforcer , because he did not make any changes in the administrative units that had been running since the Sultanate period. Nevertheless, he was th

  • Administrative System of Delhi Sultanate

    Delhi Sultanate and Caliphate (Delhi Sultanate and Khilafat) Islam has the concept of one Islamic state, one scripture Quran, one religion Islam and one caste Muslim. After the death of Prophet Muhammad, an organization called Khilafat came into existence. Hazrat Abu Bakr He was the first Caliph o

  • Nur Jahan:Her Influence on Mughal Politics

    Nur Jahan is the foremost among women who have influenced court politics and cultural life in medieval India. Due to her impressive personality and unique qualities, this beautiful and ambitious woman dominated the Mughal court and politics for about fifteen years. Nur Jahans Early Life Noor Jahans

  • Rise and Fall of Vijayanagara Empire

    The fourteenth century saw the emergence of two great powerful empires in South India - one was the Vijayanagara Empire and the other was the Bahmani Empire. The Deccan region was part of the provincial administration of the Delhi Sultanate. The Vijayanagara Empire was founded on the banks of the Tu

  • Vijayanagara Empire:Administration, Economy, Social and Cultural Development

    Rise and fall of the Vijayanagara Empire In fact, the history of the rise and fall of the Vijayanagara Empire has mainly been the history of continuous wars and conflicts, so the rulers of Vijayanagara changed the nature of their extensive empire and the contemporary economic status of the state. A

  • Bahmani Kingdom

    The peninsula of India to the south of the Narmada River is called the Deccan region. It includes parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa and the Doab region between the Narmada and Krishna rivers. The Deccan region of South India saw the rise of two important e

  • Delhi Sultanate:Slave Dynasty 1206-1290 A.D.

    Turk Invasion of India:Mahmud Ghaznavi (Turk Invasion of India:Mahmud Ghaznavi) The establishment of the Sultanate was a landmark event in Indian history. The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate was a result of the expansionist activities that encouraged religious and political changes in Arabia an

  • Tughlaq Dynasty 1320-1412 AD

    The Tughlaq dynasty was founded by Ghazi Malik (Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq) in 1320 AD. Ghazi Maliks lineage is considered indigenous. His father had come to India during the time of Balban and married a Jat girl from Punjab. There were three worthy rulers in this dynasty - Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (1320-1324 A

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