6.2 - India Flashcards
what were the causes and significance of the clash of cultures between the British and Indians?
what did the British think about the Indians in terms of utilitarianism?
Indians were ‘half-civilised’ people + progressing backwards
what did the 1835 Education Act do?
Bentinck made English the official language instead of Persian
when were a number of laws outlawing thagi passed?
1836-48
how many thagi were tried + punished in total?
> 3,000
what was Sleeman seen as due to his role in campaigning against thagi?
a ‘true imperial hero’ in Britain
when was sati abolished?
1829
how many deaths did the British estimate occurred due sati?
600 per year
what did Indians see the ban of sati as?
a deliberate attack on caste purity + cultural superiority
when did Bentinck enforce laws against female infanticide?
1795-1802
how many British men had Indian wives + how many included Indians in their will?
1/3 (for both)
