Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Dalhousie was a 19th-century British statesman best known for his expansionist policies and administrative reforms in India, including the controversial Doctrine of Lapse.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British statesman
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Governor-General of India → colonial administrator → human → |
| annexed |
Awadh
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Jhansi → Nagpur → Satara → |
| appointedBy |
Queen Victoria
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| birthDate |
1812-04-22
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| birthPlace |
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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| causeOfDeath |
ill health
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| commemoratedBy |
hill station of Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, India
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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| deathDate |
1860-12-19
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| deathPlace |
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Harrow School → |
| educationPolicy |
supported expansion of Western-style education in India
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| era |
British Raj (Company rule in India)
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| father |
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
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| fullName |
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay
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| implementedPolicy |
Doctrine of Lapse
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annexation of princely states lacking a male heir → |
| influencedEvent |
conditions leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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| introducedReform |
centralized administration in British India
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modern postal system in India → public works department in India → railways in India → reform of land revenue administration → reorganization of the army in India → telegraph system in India → |
| knownFor |
Doctrine of Lapse
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administrative reforms in British India → expansion of British rule in India → |
| legacy |
controversial due to aggressive annexations and centralization
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| memberOf |
Whig Party
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| mother |
Christian Broun
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| nobleTitle |
1st Marquess of Dalhousie
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| occupation |
colonial governor
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politician → |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Jamaica
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Governor-General of India → President of the Board of Trade → |
| religion |
Presbyterianism
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| spouse |
Susan Hay
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| termEnd |
1856-02-28
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| termStart |
1848-01-12
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Dalhousie University
("George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie")
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Dalhousie University ("George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie") → |
founder |
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Doctrine of Lapse
("James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie")
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associatedWithPerson |
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Second Anglo-Burmese War
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commander |
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Wajid Ali Shah
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deposedBy |
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Lord Dalhousie
("George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie")
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father |
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Doctrine of Lapse
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formulatedUnder |
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Dalhousie University
("George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie")
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namedAfter |
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Lord Dalhousie
("1st Marquess of Dalhousie")
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nobleTitle |
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British East India Company
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notableGovernorGeneral |
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Company rule in India
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notableLeader |
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Governor-General of Bengal
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officeHolder |
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Lord Canning
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precededByAsGovernorGeneralOfIndia |