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Explanation

The first Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company

Fought in 1845 and 1846

around the Ferozepur district of Punjab

Lord Harding was the Governor General during the First Anglo-Sikh War.

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The second Anglo-Sikh war took place in 1848-1849.

The Governor General of the Second Anglo-Sikh War was Lord Dalhousie.

Explanation

• war of Plassey, (23 June 1757). Victory for the British East India company inside the war of Plassey become the start of nearly two centuries of British rule in India.
• For an occasion with such momentous effects, it turned into a fairly unimpressive military come across, the defeat of the Nawab of Bengal owing an awful lot to betrayal.
• In India, Britain turned into represented by the British East India enterprise, a challenge that have been given a royal charter in 1600 to pursue trade inside the East Indies that protected the right to shape its very own army.
• The French East India organization had a similar remit. From 1746, the rival agencies fought the Carnatic Wars for advantage in India, wherein they maintained trading posts, and sought impact over local rulers.

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Lord Hastings was the Governor General of India when the Third Anglo-Maratha War took place

Third Anglo-Maratha War was the final and decisive conflict between the English East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India

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Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India from 1847 to 1856.

He merged the state of Punjab with the British Empire, after the Second Anglo-Sikh War

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• The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931
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• The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 
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• The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 
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• First round table conference: 1930

  2nd: 1931

  3rd:1932

  All in London

• All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

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The last major of British Indian Territory took place during the time of Dalhousie.

He by his “doctrine of lapse” and on the “basis of Maladministration” .

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Fort Munro, formerly known as Loilaresir, is a hill station which is located at a height of 6,470 feet.

Located in Dera Ghazi Khan District.

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The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, i.e. Crown rule in India. 

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Explanation

Diarchy is a form of government characterized by corule, with two people ruling a polity together either lawfully or de facto, by collusion and force.

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The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in March 1942 by the Indian government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

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Indian Councils Act of 1909, also called Morley-Minto Reforms.