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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Dalhousie canonical | 13 |
| George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie | 5 |
| 1st Marquess of Dalhousie | 1 |
| James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British statesman
ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| annexed |
Oudh
ⓘ
surface form:
Awadh
Jhansi ⓘ Nagpur ⓘ Satara ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1812-04-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ill health ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | hill station of Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1860-12-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
ⓘ
Harrow School ⓘ |
| educationPolicy | supported expansion of Western-style education in India ⓘ |
| era | British Raj (Company rule in India) ⓘ |
| father |
Lord Dalhousie
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
|
| fullName | James Andrew Broun-Ramsay ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Doctrine of Lapse
ⓘ
annexation of princely states lacking a male heir ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | conditions leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| introducedReform |
centralized administration in British India
ⓘ
modern postal system in India ⓘ Central Public Works Department ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
administrative reforms in British India ⓘ expansion of British rule in India ⓘ |
| legacy | controversial due to aggressive annexations and centralization ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whig Party ⓘ |
| mother | Christian Broun ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Lord Dalhousie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Marquess of Dalhousie
|
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Jamaica
ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ President of the Board of Trade ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Hay ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1856-02-28 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1848-01-12 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
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Dalhousie University
this entity surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
this entity surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
this entity surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
this entity surface form:
1st Marquess of Dalhousie
this entity surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
subject surface form:
Dalhousie University
this entity surface form:
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie