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Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India Flashcards

1
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also stopped paying tributes to the Mughal emperior. Under the rule of these rulers, Bengal made unprecedented progress

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Alivardi Khan

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Black Hole Tragedy

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The Battle of Plassey, Siraj-ud-daula

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The Battle placed at the disposal of the English vast resources of Bengal

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The Battle of Plassey

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Battle of Plassey

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Siraj-ud-daula, mir Kasim vs English Mir Jafar

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shifted the capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar.

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mir Kasim

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Reason for battle of Buxar

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issue of misuse of dastak

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battle of Buxar

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The combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Awadh Shuja Ud daula
and Shah Alam II were defeated by the English forces

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The Treaty of Allahabad 1765 with Awad and Mughal emperor shah alam II

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battle of Buxar

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For the exercise of diwani functions, the Company

appointed two deputy diwans

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Mohammad Reza Khan for Bengal and Raja Sitab Roy for Bihar

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gave a deadly blow to

the great kingdom of Vijayanagar

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After the battle of Talikota (1565

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two brothers had reduced Chikka Krishnaraja Wodeyar to a mere puppet

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two brothers, Nanjaraj (the sarvadhikari) and Devaraj (the Dulwa

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Haidar Ali took the help of the French to set up an

arms factory

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at Dindigul (now in Tamil Nadu),

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First Anglo-Mysore War

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The Nizam, the Marathas, and the English allied together against Haidar Ali ; was inconclusive

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Treaty of Madras

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First Anglo-Mysore War

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Second Anglo-Mysore War reason

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English attempt to capture

Mahe a direct challenge to his authority.

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Treaty of Mangalore

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Second Anglo-Mysore War

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Second Anglo-Mysore War Alliance

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Haidar forged an anti-English alliance with the Marathas and the Nizam.

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Third Anglo-Mysore War reason

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Tipu declared war against

Travancore for the restoration of his rights

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Haidar Ali died of cancer during

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Second Anglo-Mysore War

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Treaty of Seringapatam

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Third Anglo-Mysore War

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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War governor general

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Lord Wellesley 1798

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He gave his support to the French soldiers at Seringapatam in setting
up a Jacobin Club in 1797

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tipu sultan

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He planted the Tree of Liberty at

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Seringapatam

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took control of Mysore

on grounds of misgovernance.

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In 1831 William Bentinck

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In 1881 restored the kingdom to its ruler.

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Lord Ripon

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the Gaekwad of

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Baroda

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27
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the Bhonsle of

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Nagpur

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the Holkars of

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Indore

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29
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the Sindhias of

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Gwalior,

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the Peshwa of

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Poona

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31
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Treaty of Surat in 1775

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Raghunathrao ceded the territories

of Salsette and Bassein to the English

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(Treaty of Purandhar, 1

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The British Calcutta Council sent Colonel

Upton to Pune to annul Treaty of Surat

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The Marathas also utilised a scorched

earth policy

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First Anglo-Maratha War

34
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Treaty of

Wadgaon

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forced the Bombay government to relinquish all territories acquired by the English since 1775

35
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Treaty of Salbai (1782):

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First Anglo-Maratha War Warren Hastings, the Governor-General in Bengal, rejected the Treaty of Wadgaon

Sindhia proposed a new treaty between the Peshwa and the English, and the Treaty of Salbai was signed in May 1782;

36
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Second Anglo Maratha War (1803-1805

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Treaty of Bassein (1802) Bajirao II fled to Bassein

where, on December 31, 1802,

37
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Defeat of Bhonsle (December 17, 1803,

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Treaty of Devgaon Second Anglo Maratha War (1803-1805

38
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Defeat of Sindhia (December 30, 1803,

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Treaty of Surajianjangaon Second Anglo Maratha War (1803-1805

39
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Defeat of Holkar

(1806,

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Treaty of Rajpurghat Second Anglo Maratha War (1803-1805

40
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gave the English the key to India,”

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Treaty of Bassein (1802)

41
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Third Anglo-Maratha War reason

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Lord Hastings’ actions taken against the Pindaris were

seen

42
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Treaty of Poona, with

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Peshwa Third Anglo-Maratha War reason

43
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Treaty of Gwalior, with

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Sindhia. Third Anglo-Maratha War reason

44
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Treaty of Mandasor, with

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Holkar Third Anglo-Maratha War reason

45
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made the

English close their factory. at sindh

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Sarfraz Khan,

46
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Talpuras, under the leadership of , established complete hold over Sindh and sent the Kallora prince into exile

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Mir Fath (Fatah) Ali Khan

47
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divided the kingdom among

themselves, calling themselves the Amirs or Lords of Sindh

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Char Yar (Mir’s
brothers, popularly known as ‘Char Yar’).
48
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Lord Minto sent= three delegations

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Metcalfe was sent to Lahore,
Elphinstone to Kabul and
Malcolm to Teheran.
Sindh was visited by Nicholas Smith

49
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Treaty of ‘Eternal Friendship 1832

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Amirs of Sindh and english

William Bentinck sent Colonel Pottinger to Sindh

50
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looked at Sindh from the perspective of saving India from a possible Russian invasion and wished to obtain a counteracting influence over the Afghans

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Lord Auckland

51
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Tripartite Treaty of 1838

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Amirs of sindh ranjit singh and british

52
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First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46) reason

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the action of the Sikh army crossing the River sutlej

53
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under Governor-General , Sindh was merged into the

British Empire

A

Ellenborough

54
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organised the

Sikhs under Dal Khalsa,

A

Kapur Singh Faizullapuria

55
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misls

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military brotherhoods with a democratic

set-u

56
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The central administration of a misl was based on

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Gurumatta Sangh

57
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followed a ruthless policy of ‘blood and iron

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Ranjit Singh

58
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Treaty of Amritsar 1809

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by accepting the river Sutlej as the

boundary line ranjit singh and english

59
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Treaty of Lahore (March 8, 1846) The

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First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46)

60
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Treaty of Bhairowal 1846

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The Sikhs were not satisfied with
the Treaty of Lahore over the issue of Kashmir

a council of regency for Punjab
was set up.

First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46)

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Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) reason

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a mass uprising in Multan

62
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Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) governor general

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Lord Dalhousie

63
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Battle of Ramnagar Battle of Chillhanwala Battle of Gujarat

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Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49)

64
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The first Indian state to fall into Subsidiary Alliance

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Awadh 1765

65
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the last Maratha confederation to accept the

Subsidiary Alliance in 1818.

66
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Lapsed States under Lord Dalhousie (1848-56

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Satara (1848)
Sambhalpur (1849)
Bhagat (1850)
Udaipur (1850
Nagpur (1854)
Jhanshi (1855)
Awadh (1856; on charge of mal-administration
67
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Anglo-Nepalese Relations

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The conflict started due to the
Gorkhas’ capture of Butwal and Sheoraj in the period of Lord
Hastings (1813-23).

68
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Treaty of Sagauli

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Anglo-Nepalese Relations

69
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Treaty of Yandabo

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First Burma War

70
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First Burma War reason

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when the Burmese

expansion westwards and occupation of Arakan and Manipur

71
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Second Burma War (1852) reason

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result of the British commercial need

and the imperialist policy of Lord Dalhousie

72
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Third Burma War (1885 reason

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humiliating fine had been imposed
on a British timber company by Thibaw. Dufferin ordered
the invasion and final annexation of upper Burma in 1885

73
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Treaty of Lhasa (1904) youghusband

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Anglo tibet

74
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Treaty of Turkomanchai (1828),

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the English got alarmed about possible Russian plans regarding India

75
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Forward Policy of Auckland

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Anglo Afghanistan

76
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Tripartite Treaty (1838) was entered into by

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the British, Sikhs and Shah Shuja

77
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Policy of

Masterly Inactivity

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John Lawrence

78
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Policy of Proud Reserve

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Lytton

which was aimed at having scientific frontiers and safeguarding ‘spheres of influence’.

79
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Second Anglo-Afghan War reason

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Sher Ali refused to keep a British envoy
in Kabul while having earlier granted a similar concession
to the Russians.

80
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Treaty of Gandamak 1879

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Second Anglo-Afghan War reason

81
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Durand Line

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between

Afghan and British territories

82
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followed a policy of withdrawal and concentration

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Curzon, the viceroy between 1899 and 1905

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