Till 1833, served as Governor General of Bengal and from 1833-1835, served as the first Governor General of India.
Suppression of Thugi (1830).
Charter Act of 1833: It provided that no Indian subject of the Company will be debarred from holding an offce on account of his religion, place of birth, descent and colour.
Regarded as “father of modern western education in India.”
Resolution of 1835, and educational reforms and introduction of English as the offcial language (Macaulay’ minutes on education).
Abolition of sati and other cruel rites (1829).
Abolition of the provincial courts of appeal and circuit set up by Cornwallis and appointment of the commissioners of revenue and circuit.
Annexation of Mysore (1831), Coorg (1834) and Central Cachar 1834). Treaty of ‘perpetual friendship’ with Ranjeet Singh in 1831.
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