Dalhousie 1848-1856 (jan 12, 1848 – feb 28, 1856)

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Doctrine of Lapse
Railways, Telegraphs(1853) , Postal Services.
Wood's Dispatch- Comprehensive scheme of primary and secondary education and college levels. Supported women and primary education.
Introduction of widow remarriage act (1856)





1. Abolished Title and Pension
2. Sikh War II (1845-1846)
3. Annexation of Punjab (1849)
4. Application of Doctrine of Lapse - Captured Satara (1848), Jaipur and Sambalpur (1849), Baghat (1850), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853) and Nagpur (1854)
5. Burmese war II (1852)
6. Annexation of Berar (1853)
7. Charter Act of 1853
8. Introduction of Railways (32 km) between Bombay -Thana (1853)
9. Services of Telegraph between Calcutta - Agra (1853)
10. Postal system (1853)
11. Recruitment of the Civil Service by competitive examination (1853)
12. Woods Dispatch (1854)
13. Widow Remarriage Act (1856)
14. Santhal uprising (1855-56)
15. Annexation of Oudh (1856)
16. Three Universities established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1857)
17. Introduced Bon-Regulation System - the system of centralized control in newly acquired territories
18. Founded the Public Work Department (P.W.D)
19. Raised Gorkha Regiment
20. Shimla was made summer capital of British India

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