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Explanation

• The British East India Company annexed Bengal after the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
• The battle was a decisive victory for the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on June 23, 1757.
• The victory marked the beginning of nearly two centuries of British rule in India.

Explanation

Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence

Indian Mutiny was a widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59.

Location: Agra Delhi India Kanpur Lucknow

Participants: Mughal dynasty United Kingdom

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was the governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

Explanation

ایسٹ انڈیا کمپنی 1600 میں انگلینڈ میں قائم کی گئی تھی تاکہ ہندوستان اور ایشیا کے دیگر حصوں میں تجارت کی جا سکے۔

یہ کمپنی بعد میں برصغیر میں برطانوی حکمرانی کی بنیاد بنی۔

Explanation

Lord Dalhousie took over as Governor General in 1848.

'Doctrine of Lapse' was also formulated by Lord Dalhousie.

The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied in the year 1848 to the State of Satra.

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) in the year 1848.

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The British Crown assumed direct control over India in 1858, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

It is also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

This marked the end of the East India Company's rule and the beginning of the British Raj, which lasted until India gained independence in 1947.

The British ruled India directly for 90 years, from 1858 to 1947.

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Eastern Bengal and Assam was an administrative subdivision (province) of the British Raj between 1905 and 1912

.Headquartered in the city of Dacca

Explanation

Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

on October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

and East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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Explanation

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

while 

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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