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Which Governor General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death, none of the descendants would be recognized as kings?

Which Governor General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death, none of the descendants would be recognized as kings? Correct Answer Canning

  • Governor-General Canning, in 1856, decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king and after his death, none of the descendants would be recognized as kings.
  • His descendants would only be called princes.
  • Governor-General Dalhousie, in 1849, had announced that post the death of Zafar, his family would be shifted out of the Red Fort and would be given another place for residence in Delhi.
  • Mughal King's name was also removed from the coins around this time.

First Governor-General of Bengal

Warren Hastings (1773-1785)

First Governor-General of India

Lord William Bentinck (1828-1835)

First Viceroy of India

Lord Canning (1856-62)

 

Lord canning
  • Lord canning was the governor-general of India during sepoy mutiny (1857)
  • He was the first viceroy of India.
  • He abolished the doctrine of lapse and so the Indian princes were allowed to adopt a successor in order to carry forward their rule.
Lord William Bentinck
  • Lord William Bentinck was governor-general of India from 1828 to 1835.
  • His major reforms were the abolition of sati by Bengal sati regulation act 1829.
  • He made English as the medium of instruction through English education act 1835, by replacing the Persian language.
Lord Wellesley
  • He was governor-general of Bengal from 1798 to 1805.
  • As he was governor-general of the presidency of Fort William (Bengal) he called himself as “Bengal Tiger”.
  • He was famous for the introduction of the subsidiary alliance in India.

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