Lord Ellenborough served as the Governor General of India
from 28 February 1842 to 15 June 1844. He is credited with bringing the Afghan
War to an end. His tenure of office was
marked by a successful expedition to Kabul which went a long way in enhancing
the prestige of the British in India which suffered a lot due to mismanagement
of the Afghan War by his predecessor Lord Auckland.
During Ellenborough’s governor generalship, Sindh was
annexed to the British government. This act has been condemned as high-handed
by most writers. Ellenborough also
coerced Sindhia to enter into a humiliating treaty with the British.
Ellenborough was recalled in 1844 owing to his defiance of
the orders of the Court of Directors of East India Company.
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