Till 1858 served as Governor General of India and after 1858, served as Viceroy of India.
Revolt of 1857 happened during his tenure.
Government of India Act 1858 was passed as an Act of Good Governance in India.
White Mutiny' by European troops in 1859.
Indian Council Act of 1861 was passed.
System of Budget and Portfolio System was introduced.
Hindu Widows Remarriage Act of 1856 was passed.
Establishment of three universities at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in 1857.
Formation of Imperial Civil Services.
Establishment of Archaeological Survey of India by Alexander Cunningham in 1861.
Revolt of 1857 was crushed with all might of the empire.
Indigo Revolt (1859-60) occurred because of British atrocities.
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