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3. Which acts of Lord Dalhousie and Lord Canning smacked of discourtesy to the MughalEmperor? |
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Answer» ⇒ Lord Dalhousie was the governor general of India in the year 1846-56. ⇒ Lord Dalhousie Introduces the Doctrine of Lapse policy which enables him to annex vast territory of India , Like- Jhansi , Satara, Nagpur, etc. ⇒ Lord Dalhousie declared that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, The emperor & successor would have to leave the royal palace , i.e the Red Fort. ⇒ Later Lord Canning , The next governor General after the Lord Dalhousie announce in 1856 A.D. that Bahadur Shah's successor wouldn't be allowed even to use the title of a king' . Similarly , the regal title of Nawabs of Carnatic & Nawabs of Tanjore were abolished . Such discourtesies were resented by the people & the Indian Rulers. ⇒ This become the one of the Major political cause of the Revolt of 1857. |
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