Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India
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Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India was the British colonial administrator whose tenure in the early 1840s is chiefly remembered for initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War, a costly and disastrous campaign for the British Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Auckland | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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Governor-General of India ⓘ human ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1784-08-25 ⓘ |
| conflictInitiated | First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictStartYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
misjudging Afghan political dynamics
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overextension of British-Indian forces ⓘ underestimating logistical difficulties of Afghan campaign ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1849-01-01 ⓘ |
| education |
Christ Church, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Eton College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice | First Lord of the Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | tenure as Governor-General often judged unsuccessful due to Afghan campaign ⓘ |
| issuedDocument | Simla Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered primarily for the failure of the First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| memberOf | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Queen Victoria
NERFINISHED
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William IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1842 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1836 ⓘ |
| opposedRuler | Dost Mohammad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 1st Earl of Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw | East India Company administration in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Member of Parliament in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Beckenham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | The Grange, Beckenham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | forward policy towards Afghanistan ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lord William Bentinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfAfghanPolicy |
heavy British and Indian casualties
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military disaster for the British in Afghanistan ⓘ political embarrassment for the British Empire ⓘ |
| SimlaManifestoDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| SimlaManifestoPurpose | to justify British intervention in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| successor | Lord Ellenborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedRuler | Shuja Shah Durrani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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