Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Dalhousie was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his expansionist policies and administrative reforms in India, including the controversial Doctrine of Lapse.

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instanceOf British statesman
Governor-General of India
colonial administrator
human
annexed Awadh
linked to: Oudh

Jhansi
Nagpur
Satara
appointedBy Queen Victoria
birthDate 1812-04-22
birthPlace Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
causeOfDeath ill health
commemoratedBy hill station of Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, India
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1860-12-19
deathPlace Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Harrow School
educationPolicy supported expansion of Western-style education in India
era British Raj (Company rule in India)
father George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
linked to: Lord Dalhousie
fullName James Andrew Broun-Ramsay
implementedPolicy Doctrine of Lapse
annexation of princely states lacking a male heir
influencedEvent conditions leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857
introducedReform centralized administration in British India
modern postal system in India
public works department in India
railways in India
reform of land revenue administration
reorganization of the army in India
telegraph system in India
knownFor Doctrine of Lapse
administrative reforms in British India
expansion of British rule in India
legacy controversial due to aggressive annexations and centralization
memberOf Whig Party
mother Christian Broun
nobleTitle 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
linked to: Lord Dalhousie
occupation colonial governor
politician
positionHeld Governor of Jamaica
Governor-General of India
President of the Board of Trade
religion Presbyterianism
spouse Susan Hay
termEnd 1856-02-28
termStart 1848-01-12

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Doctrine of Lapse formulatedUnder Lord Dalhousie
Doctrine of Lapse associatedWithPerson James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
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Dalhousie University founder George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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Dalhousie University founder George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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Dalhousie University namedAfter George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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Lord Dalhousie nobleTitle 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
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Lord Dalhousie father George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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Company rule in India notableLeader Lord Dalhousie
Wajid Ali Shah deposedBy Lord Dalhousie
Second Anglo-Burmese War commander Lord Dalhousie
Dalhousie University founder George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
subject linked to: Dal
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Battle of Gujrat commander Lord Dalhousie
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay alsoKnownAs Lord Dalhousie
Dalhousie namedAfter Lord Dalhousie