1840 in India

none 1840 This article details events in the year 1840 in India. Occurrences include the establishment of the Bank of Bombay, and the fall of the Maqpon dynasty. Incumbents The Earl of Auckland, Governor-General, 1836–1842.William Freke Williams and William Cooke Stafford England's Battles by Sea and Land: History of England's campaigns in India and China; and of the Indian mutiny, 1857-1859 Printing and publishing company 1863 301 Alexander Cunningham, aide-de-camp to Lord Auckland, 1836–1840 William Henry Sykes, director at the East India Company, 1840–1867 Sir John Keane, Lieutenant-General of the Bombay Army, 1834–1840 Sir Thomas McMahon, Lieutenant-General of the Bombay Army, 1840–1847 George Russell Clerk, Political Agent at Lahore, 1840 Zirat Prasad, regent of Bhaisunda, 1829–1840 Nau Nihal Singh, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, 1839–1840 Chand Kaur, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, 1840–1841 Bhao Rao Phanse, Dewan of Indore State, 1839–1840 Narayan Rao Palshikar, Dewan of Indore State, 1840–October 1841 Raghuji Bohonsle III, Maratha of Nagpur, 1818–1853 Gaya Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State, 1812–1840 Kamta Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State, 1840–1856 Anand Rao Puar "Rao Sahib", Raja of Dewas State, 1817–1840 Haibat Rao Puar, Raja of Dewas State, 1840–12 May 1864 Dariao Singh, Rao of Paldeo, 1812–1840 Nathu Ram, Rao of Paldeo, 1840 Raja Ram, Rao of Paldeo, 1840–October 1842 Sir Claude Martin Wade, first Resident of the Indore Residency, 1840–1844 Pritam Singh, Rana of Kumharsain, 1840–1858 Shiv Saran Singh, Rana of Baghal State, 1828–16 January 1840 Kishan Singh, Rana of Baghal State, 1840–12 March 1875 Jashwant Singh, Raja of Nabha State, December 1783–21 May 1840 Devendra Singh, Raja of Nabha State, 21 May 1840 – 18 September 1846 Kandhaji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1820–1840 Nonghanji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1824–1860 Events National income – ₹7,560 million First Anglo-Afghan War, 1837–1842Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 261 East India Company initiated the tea trade in ChittagongNovember 2019 Bundelkhand Agency oversees Jalaun's annexation in accordance with the doctrine of lapse Jaitpur State, founded in 1731, is disestablished Maqpon falls to Dogra Jessop & Company completes construction of the first iron bridge in British India, Loha-ka-Pul over River Gomti at Lucknow, 1812–1840 Bank of Bombay is founded on 15 April 1840 Chawri Bazar, a specialized wholesale market of brass, copper, and paper products, is established in North Delhi Bankura Zilla School is established in West Bengal Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchirappalli, is consecrated in Tamil Nadu Enchey Monastery was established From 3–4 March 1840, Ayya Vaikundar's followers carry him to Swamithoppe from Thiruvananthapuram in a Vahana after encountering King Swathi Thirunal Tuvayal Pandarams begins the Tuvayal Thavasu at Vakaippathi as per the instructions of Vaikundar The first Kodiyettru Thirunal is celebrated in Swamithope pathi in August/September while, according to Ayyavazhi doctrine, Ayya unified the Seven Virgins into himself as per their request In December, Hari Gopalan Citar awoke following an abnormal dream in which God commissioned him to write the Akilam by giving him the first syllable of The Kappu 4th Cavalry is converted to East India Company service as the 6th Bengal Irregular Cavalry Law Lex Loci Report of October 1840 emphasised the importance and necessity of uniformity in the codification of Indian law, relating to crimes, evidences, and contract but it recommended that personal laws of Hindus and Muslims should be kept outside such codification.Anil Chandra Banerjee English Law in India https://books.google.com/books?id=7MXExXXb9usC&pg=PA134 1984 Abhinav Publications 978-81-7017-183-6 134 Crown Land (Encroachment) Ordinance vested all forests, wastes, unoccupied, and uncultivated lands to the crownIndigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure in India 2009 Asian Development Bank http://www.adb.org/publications/land-and-cultural-survival-communal-rights-indigenous-peoples-asia East India Trade Act 1840 is passed in the United Kingdom Insolvent Debtors, India Act 1840 is passed in the United Kingdom Births Zamindar Rohim Boksh Haji, managed the Bhawal Estate Robert Lang, English amateur cricketer, born 6 April 1840 at Jessore, India Henry Conwell Wood, born in Bellary, Member of the Queensland Legislative CouncilFormer Members Parliament of Queensland 2015 http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=3530539061 13 March 2015 Deaths Henry Fane, Commander-in-Chief, India, 1835-1839, died on 24 March 1840 Nau Nihal Singh, Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, died on 6 November 1840 Gaya Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State Jashwant Singh, Raja of Nabha State, died on 21 May 1840 Maqpon King Ahmed Shah, killed by Dogra Empire Haji Shariatullah, founder of the Faraizi movement, died in Dacca References 1840 India Category:Years of the 19th century in India