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The charter Act 1833 re-designated the office with the title of Governor-General of India. William Bentinck was the first to be designated as the Governor-general of India in 1833. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the company rule was brought to an end, but the British India along with princely states came under the direct rule of the ...
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The Governor-General of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the emperor/empress of India and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the monarch of India.
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
He didn't have the power of creating a new office, or granting any salary, gratuity, or allowance, without the sanction of the Governor-General of India. [4] The Governor-General had full power to superintend and control the Governor in all points relating to the civil or military administration of the Presidency, and the Governor had to obey ...
← 1884 1883 1882 1885 in India → 1886 1887 1888 Centuries: 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s See also: List of years in India Timeline of Indian history Events in the year 1885 in India. Incumbents Empress of India – Queen Victoria Viceroy of India – The Earl of Dufferin Events National income - ₹ 3,991 million 24 June – Lord Randolph Churchill becomes ...
Between 1848 and 1853 he served as aide-de-camp to The Marquess of Dalhousie during his term as Governor-General of India. [3] During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 he was appointed interpreter to the Commander-in-Chief in India General Sir Colin Campbell as well as aide-de-camp and commandant to the headquarters. [3]
[1] [11] The Battle of Ahmed Khel, at which Stewart led the British forces, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Stewart became Military member of the Council of the Governor-General of India (effectively War Minister) in October 1880 [12] and, having been promoted to full general on 1 July 1881, [13] he became Commander-in-Chief, India in April ...