The Government of India Act of 1858 marked a shift in British rule. It transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown. This act aimed to improve governance in India. It established the position of the Secretary of State for India. The act also created a new administrative framework. It was a response to the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
When soldiers of the Bengal army mutinied in Meerut on May'10,1857 , tension had been growing for quite some time. Over'the past years the upper caste sepoys had...
Lord William Bentinck (1828-1835), who remained India s Governor General between 1828 and1835 was a radical aristocrat. His administrative reforms were in line with utilitarian theory but with...
In the year 1780 the company's privileges ran out, but this was during the crisis of the American Revolution, so a decision by the British government was delayed...
It was this state that Warren Hastings inherited when he became Governor of Bengal in 1772. Noteworthy in his 13-year rule were his internal administration, his dealings with...
