Hvem er den første guvernør-general i det britiske indien?
Warren Hastings
List of governors-general of India
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Guvernør for formandskabet for Fort William (Bengalen), 1773-1833
Warren Hastings
(1732-1818)
20. oktober
1773
[nb 1]
1. februar
1785
Reguleringsloven af 1773
Det øverste råd i Bengalen
Asiatisk selskab i Bengalen
Stoppede mogulernes pension til Shah Alam II
Stoppede diarkiet i Bengalen
Ny sanskritskole ved Jonathan Deccan
Flyttede finansministeriet fra Murshidabad til Calcutta
Bengal Gazette - den første indiske avis blev udgivet
Første Anglo-Maratha-krig (1775-82)
Anden Anglo-Mysore-krig (1780-84)
Første Rohilla-krig (1773-1774)
Anden Rohilla-krig 1779
Eksperimenter med bosættelser på land. (1772-fem års bosættelse, ændret til 1 år i 1776)
Engelsk oversættelse af Bhagwat Gita
Østindien
Company
(1773-1858)
John Macpherson
(fungerende)
(1745-1821)
1. februar
1785
12. september
1786
Charles Cornwallis
Markgreve Cornwallis [nb 2]
(1738-1805)
12. september
1786
28. oktober
1793
Oprettede lavere domstole og appelretter
Permanent bosættelse i Bihar og Bengalen i 1793
3. Mysore-krig
Indførelse af Cornwallis Code
Indførelse af civilvæsenet i Indien
John Shore
(1751-1834)
28. oktober
1793
18. marts
1798
Ikke-indblandingspolitik
Charter Act af 1793
Slaget ved Kharda mellem Nizam og Marathas (1795)
Alured Clarke
(fungerende)
(1744-1832)
18. marts
1798
18. maj
1798
Richard Wellesley, jarl af Mornington [nb 3]
(1760-1842)
18. maj
1798
30. juli
1805
Indførelse af subsidiær alliance
Fjerde anglo-mysore-krig 1799
Anden Anglo-Maratha-krig (1803-05)
Fort William College i Calcutta
Oprettelse af Madras-formandskabet i 1801
Markgreve Cornwallis
(1738-1805)
30. juli
1805
5. oktober
1805
Sir George Barlow, Bt.
(fungerende)
(1762-1847)
10. oktober
1805
31. juli
1807
Sepoy-mytteri i Vellore
Lord Minto
(1751-1814)
31. juli
1807
4. oktober
1813
Charter Act af 1813
Traktat af Amritsar, 1809 med Ranjit Singh
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, jarlen af Moira [nb 4]
(1754-1826)
4. oktober
1813
9. januar
1823
Afsluttede politikken om ikke-indblanding
Tredje Anglo-Maratha-krig (1816-1818)
1816,Sagauli-traktaten med Nepal
Oprettelse af Bombay-formandskabet i 1818
Oprettelse af Ryotwari-systemet i Madras og
Mahalwari-systemet i Centralindien, Punjab og det vestlige UP.
John Adam
(fungerende)
(1779-1825)
9. januar
1823
1. august
1823
Regler for udstedelse af licenser
Lord Amherst[nb 5]
(1773-1857)
1. august
1823
13. marts
1828
Første anglo-burmesiske krig (1824-26)
Traktaten i Yandabo, 1826
William Butterworth Bayley
(fungerende)
(1782-1860)
13. marts
1828
4. juli
1828
Generalguvernør i Indien, 1833-1858
Lord William Bentinck
(1774-1839)
4. juli
1828
20. marts
1835
Første generalguvernør i Indien
Sati-forordning for Bengalen, 1829
Charter Act, 1833
Saint Helena Act 1833
Lov om engelsk uddannelse, 1835
Medicinsk læreanstalt og hospital, Kolkata
Østindien
Company
(1773-1858)
Charles Metcalfe, Bt
(fungerende)
(1785-1846)
20. marts
1835
4. marts
1836
Ophævet 1823 Licensing Regulations
Lord Auckland[nb 6]
(1784-1849)
4. marts
1836
28. februar
1842
Lord Ellenborough
(1790-1871)
28. februar
1842
Juni
1844
William Wilberforce Bird
(fungerende)
(1784-1857)
Juni
1844
23. juli
1844
Henry Hardinge[nb 7]
(1785-1856)
23. juli
1844
12. januar
1848
Den første anglo-sikh-krig (1845-46)
Den anden anglo-sikh-krig (1848-49)
Traktaten i Lahore
Jarlen af Dalhousie[nb 8]
(1812-1860)
12. januar
1848
28. februar
1856
Forældelseslæren
Charles Wood-forsendelse
Anden anglo-burmesiske krig (1852)
Første jernbanelinje mellem Bombay og Thane
Den første telegraflinje blev lagt mellem Diamond Harbour og Calcutta.
Lov om postvæsenet, 1854
Lov om gengifte af hinduiske enker, 1856
Oprettelse af en afdeling for offentlige arbejder
Engineering College blev oprettet i Roorkee
Indiens generalguvernører og vicegouverneører 1858-1947
Viscount Canning[nb 9]
(1812-1862)
28. februar
1856
21. marts
1862
Universiteterne i Bombay, Calcutta og Madras blev oprettet i 1858
Oprøret i 1857
Loven om Indiens regering af 1858
Lov om hinduiske enkers gengifte, 1856
Victoria
(1837-1901)
Jarlen af Elgin
(1811-1863)
21. marts
1862
20. november
1863
Robert Napier
(fungerende)
(1810-1890)
21. november
1863
2. december
1863
William Denison
(fungerende)
(1804-1871)
2. december
1863
12. januar
1864
Sir John Lawrence, Bt
(1811-1879)
12. januar
1864
12. januar
1869
Bhutan-krigen
Oprettelse af Shimla som Indiens sommerhovedstad i 1863
Jarlen af Mayo
(1822-1872)
12. januar
1869
8. februar
1872
Myrdet af en pathan Sher Ali Afridi
Påbegyndte folketællingen.
Sir John Strachey
(fungerende)
(1823-1907)
9. februar
1872
23. februar
1872
Lord Napier
(fungerende)
(1819-1898)
24. februar
1872
3. maj
1872
Lord Northbrook
(1826-1904)
3. maj
1872
12. april
1876
Lord Lytton
(1831-1891)
12. april
1876
8. juni
1880
Lov om folkekunstnerisk presse
Anden anglo-afghanske krig
Indianerloven (1878)
Markgreven af Ripon
(1827-1909)
8. juni
1880
13. december
1884
Første fabrikslov (1881)
Ophævelse af loven om folkekunstpressen (1882)
Ilbert-lovforslaget
Jarlen af Dufferin
(1826-1902)
13. december
1884
10. december
1888
Oprettelse af den indiske nationalkongres
Tredje anglo-burmesiske krig
Markgreve af Lansdowne
(1845-1927)
10. december
1888
11. oktober
1894
Jarlen af Elgin
(1849-1917)
11. oktober
1894
6. januar
1899
Lord Curzon of Kedleston[nb 10]
(1859-1925)
6. januar
1899
18. november
1905
Deling af Bengalen (1905)
Anden Delhi Darbar (1903)
Jarlen af Minto
(1845-1914)
18. november
1905
23. november
1910
Edward VII
(1901-1910)
Lord Hardinge af Penshurst
(1858-1944)
23. november
1910
4. april
1916
Georg V
(1910-1936)
Lord Chelmsford
(1868-1933)
4. april
1916
2. april
1921
Jarlen af Reading
(1860-1935)
2. april
1921
3. april
1926
Lord Irwin
(1881-1959)
3. april
1926
18. april
1931
Jarlen af Willingdon
(1866-1941)
18. april
1931
18. april
1936
Markgreve af Linlithgow
(1887-1952)
18. april
1936
1. oktober
1943
Edward VIII
(1936)
Viscount Wavell
(1883-1950)
1. oktober
1943
21. februar
1947
George VI
(1936-1952)
Viscount Mountbatten af Burma
(1900-1979)
21. februar
1947
15. august
1947
Generalguvernører for Dominion of India, 1947-1950
Viscount Mountbatten af Burma[nb 11]
(1900-1979)
15. august
1947
21. juni
1948
George VI
(1936-1952)
C. Rajagopalachari
(1878-1972)
21. juni
1948
26. januar
1950
Warren Hastings
List of governors-general of India
Portrait
Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Notable events
Appointer


Governors of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), 1773–1833



Warren Hastings
(1732-1818)
20 October
1773
[nb 1]
1 February
1785


Regulating Act of 1773
Supreme Council Of Bengal
Asiatic Society of Bengal
Stopped Mughal pension to Shah Alam II
Stopped Diarchy in Bengal
New Sanskrit School by Jonathan Deccan
Moved Treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta
Bengal Gazette- First Indian newspaper published
First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–82)
Second Anglo-Mysore war (1780–84)
First Rohilla War of 1773–1774
Second Rohilla War 1779
Experimentation on land settlements. (1772-five years settlement, changed to 1 year in 1776)
English Translation of Bhagwat Gita


East India
Company

(1773–1858)



John Macpherson
(acting)
(1745–1821)
1 February
1785
12 September
1786








Charles Cornwallis
The Marquess Cornwallis [nb 2]
(1738–1805)
12 September
1786
28 October
1793


Established lower courts and appellate courts
Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793
3rd Mysore war
Introduction of Cornwallis Code
Introduction of Civil Services in India





John Shore
(1751–1834)
28 October
1793
18 March
1798


Policy of Non-intervention
Charter Act of 1793
Battle of Kharda between Nizam and Marathas (1795)





Alured Clarke
(acting)
(1744–1832)
18 March
1798
18 May
1798




Richard Wellesley, Earl of Mornington [nb 3]
(1760–1842)
18 May
1798
30 July
1805


Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance
Fourth Anglo Mysore War 1799
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–05)
Fort William College at Calcutta
Formation of Madras Presidency in 1801





The Marquess Cornwallis
(1738–1805)
30 July
1805
5 October
1805




Sir George Barlow, Bt
(acting)
(1762–1847)
10 October
1805
31 July
1807


Sepoy mutiny at Vellore





The Lord Minto
(1751–1814)
31 July
1807
4 October
1813


Charter Act of 1813
Treaty of Amritsar, 1809 with Ranjit Singh





Francis Rawdon-Hastings, The Earl of Moira [nb 4]
(1754–1826)
4 October
1813
9 January
1823


Ended the policy of Non-intervention
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818)
1816,Treaty of Sagauli with Nepal
Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818
Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras and
Mahalwari System in Central India,Punjab And Western UP.





John Adam
(acting)
(1779–1825)
9 January
1823
1 August
1823


Licensing Regulations





The Lord Amherst[nb 5]
(1773–1857)
1 August
1823
13 March
1828


First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26)
Treaty of Yandabo, 1826





William Butterworth Bayley
(acting)
(1782–1860)
13 March
1828
4 July
1828



Governors-General of India, 1833–1858



Lord William Bentinck
(1774–1839)
4 July
1828
20 March
1835


First Governor General of India
Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829
Charter Act, 1833
Saint Helena Act 1833
English Education Act 1835
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata


East India
Company

(1773–1858)



Charles Metcalfe, Bt
(acting)
(1785–1846)
20 March
1835
4 March
1836


Repealed 1823 Licensing Regulations





The Lord Auckland[nb 6]
(1784–1849)
4 March
1836
28 February
1842




The Lord Ellenborough
(1790–1871)
28 February
1842
June
1844




William Wilberforce Bird
(acting)
(1784–1857)
June
1844
23 July
1844




Henry Hardinge[nb 7]
(1785–1856)
23 July
1844
12 January
1848


The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46)
The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49)
Treaty of Lahore





The Earl of Dalhousie[nb 8]
(1812–1860)
12 January
1848
28 February
1856


Doctrine of Lapse
Charles Wood Despatch
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852)
First Railway line connecting Bombay and Thane
First telegraph Line was laid between Diamond Harbour to Calcutta.
Post Office Act, 1854
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Established Public Works Department
Engineering College was established at Roorkee




Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858–1947



The Viscount Canning[nb 9]
(1812–1862)
28 February
1856
21 March
1862


University of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras were set up in 1858
The revolt of 1857
The Government of India Act, 1858
Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856


Victoria

(1837–1901)



The Earl of Elgin
(1811–1863)
21 March
1862
20 November
1863




Robert Napier
(acting)
(1810–1890)
21 November
1863
2 December
1863




William Denison
(acting)
(1804–1871)
2 December
1863
12 January
1864




Sir John Lawrence, Bt
(1811–1879)
12 January
1864
12 January
1869


Bhutan War
Establishment of Shimla as India's summer capital in 1863





The Earl of Mayo
(1822–1872)
12 January
1869
8 February
1872


Assassinated by a Pathan Sher Ali Afridi

Started the Census.




Sir John Strachey
(acting)
(1823–1907)
9 February
1872
23 February
1872




The Lord Napier
(acting)
(1819–1898)
24 February
1872
3 May
1872




The Lord Northbrook
(1826–1904)
3 May
1872
12 April
1876




The Lord Lytton
(1831–1891)
12 April
1876
8 June
1880


Vernacular Press Act
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Indians Act (1878)





The Marquess of Ripon
(1827–1909)
8 June
1880
13 December
1884


First Factory Act (1881)
Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882)
Ilbert Bill





The Earl of Dufferin
(1826–1902)
13 December
1884
10 December
1888


Formation of Indian National Congress
Third Anglo-Burmese War





The Marquess of Lansdowne
(1845–1927)
10 December
1888
11 October
1894




The Earl of Elgin
(1849–1917)
11 October
1894
6 January
1899




The Lord Curzon of Kedleston[nb 10]
(1859–1925)
6 January
1899
18 November
1905


Partition of Bengal (1905)
Second Delhi Darbar (1903)





The Earl of Minto
(1845–1914)
18 November
1905
23 November
1910

Edward VII

(1901–1910)



The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
(1858–1944)
23 November
1910
4 April
1916

George V

(1910–1936)



The Lord Chelmsford
(1868–1933)
4 April
1916
2 April
1921




The Earl of Reading
(1860–1935)
2 April
1921
3 April
1926




The Lord Irwin
(1881–1959)
3 April
1926
18 April
1931




The Earl of Willingdon
(1866–1941)
18 April
1931
18 April
1936




The Marquess of Linlithgow
(1887–1952)
18 April
1936
1 October
1943

Edward VIII

(1936)



The Viscount Wavell
(1883–1950)
1 October
1943
21 February
1947

George VI

(1936–1952)



The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
(1900–1979)
21 February
1947
15 August
1947



Governors-General of the Dominion of India, 1947–1950



The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma[nb 11]
(1900–1979)
15 August
1947
21 June
1948

George VI

(1936–1952)



C. Rajagopalachari
(1878–1972)
21 June
1948
26 January
1950
List of governors-general of India