Sunday, February 13, 2011

Lord Hardinge (1844-48), Governor General of India

His tenure of office was marked by the First Sikh War (1845). The English army occupied Lahore and dictated peace terms to the Sikhs (Treaty of Lahore, 1846). Hardinge introduced the principle of giving preference to English educated Indians in public employment- a policy which gave great fillip to English education but changed its character. He is also credited to have suppressed human sacrifice by the Khonds.
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2 comments:

  1. ShohanaJanuary 31, 2019 at 4:23 AM

    So there are two lord hardinge 1. Governor general(1844-1848) and 2. Viceroy (1910-1916). ..

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  2. Afia aliJune 23, 2019 at 4:38 AM

    He also banned female infanticide which was common practice in Rajputs

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