viceroys of india
viceroys of India list in Indian history —-
1) Lord Canning (1856 – 1862) :—-
- The last Governor General and the first Viceroy.
- Mutiny took place in his time.
- On Nov ,1853, the rule passed on to the crown.
- The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and madras were established in 1857.
2) Lord Lytton (1876 -1880) :—-
- Organised the Grand ‘Delhi Durbar’ in 1877 to decorate Queen Victoria with the title of ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’.
- Passed the infamous Vernacular Press Act (1878).
3) Lord Rippon (1880 – 1884) :—-
- Liberal person,who sympathized with Indians.
- Passed the local self- government Act(1882).
- Passed the llbert Bill (1883) which enabled Indian district magistrates to try European criminals.
4) Lord Dufferin (1884 – 1888) :—-
- Indian National Congress was formed during his tenure.
5) Lord Curzon (1899 – 1905) :—-
Partitioned Bengal (October 16, 1905) into two provinces.
6) Lord Hardinge (1910 – 1916) :—-
- Partition of Bengal was cancelled (1911); capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi (1911).
7) Lord Chelmsford (1916 – 1921) :—-
- The government of India Act in 1919 (Montague-Chelmsford reforms) was passed.
- Rowlatt Act of 1919 ; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (April 13, 1919).
- Non-Cooperation Movement.
8) Lord Irwin (1926 – 1931) :—-
- Simon Commission visited India in 1928.
- Dandi March (Mar 12, 1930).
- Civil Disobedience Movement (1930).
- Gandhi-Irwin Pact (Mar 5, 1931) was signed and Civil Disobedience Movement was withdrawn.
9) Lord Willingdon (1931 – 1936) :—-
- Communal Awards (Aug 16, 1932).
- Poona Pact was signed.
- Government of India Act (1935) was passed.
10) Lord Linlithgow (1936 – 1944) :—-
- Cripps Mission in 1942.
- Quit India Movement (August 8, 1942).
11) Lord Wavell (1944 – 1947) :—-
- Cabinet Mission Plan.
12) Lord Mountbatten (Mar 1947-Aug 1947) :—-
- Last Viceroy of British India and the first Governor General of free India.
- Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament on july 4, 1947, by which India became independent on August 15,1947.
- Retired in June 1948 and was succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari (the first and the last Indian Governor General of free India).
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