1847 in India

1847 Events The Doctrine of Lapse (1847): Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India, introduced this policy, allowing the British to annex Indian princely states if their rulers died without a male heir.2022-12-09 Doctrine of Lapse - ClearIAS https://www.clearias.com/doctrine-of-lapse/ 2024-09-25 en-US Annexation of Punjab (1847): The British East India Company annexed Punjab after the First Anglo-Sikh War. Treaty of Bhyrowal (1847): The British and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu signed a treaty,The famous "Treaty of Bhairowal" was signed between British and? https://forumias.com/blog/question/the-famous-treaty-of-bhairowal-was-signed-between-british-and/ 2024-09-25 Free UPSC IAS Preparation For Aspirants en-US establishing the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The first railway line completed in India between Bombay and Thane came to fruition on April 16, 1853, although the proposal and planning phase began earlier in 1847.The 1846 plan for India's first Railway line https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-1846-plan-for-india-s-first-railway-line/lgLy5tnx026fKw 2024-09-25 Google Arts & Culture en This railway line covered a distance of approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers). Founding of the Bethune School (1847): The school was established in Calcuttahttps://books.google.com/books?id=XzUD3Y3UUjQC Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal: Letters 1955 The Society en (now Kolkata) to promote women's education. Categories History of India British Raj References Category:1847 in India