1839 in India

none 1839 This article details events occurring in the year 1839 in India. Major events include the reduction of the Khanate of Kalat to a subsidiary ally of the British, and the capture of Aden in Yemen by the East India Company, creating an important stopover for voyages between Europe and India. Incumbents The Earl of Auckland, Governor-General, 1836-42.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 Sir John Keane, Lieutenant-General of the Bombay Army, 1834-1840 Zirat Prasad, regent of Bhaisunda, 1829-1840 Nau Nihal Singh, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, 1839-1840 Bhao Rao Phanse, Dewan of Indore State, 1839-1840 Raghuji Bohonsle III, Maratha of Nagpur, 1818-1853 Gaya Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State, 1812-1840 Anand Rao Puar "Rao Sahib", Raja of Dewas State, 1817-1840 Dariao Singh, Rao of Paldeo, 1812-1840 Shiv Saran Singh, Rana of Baghal State, 1828-16 January 1840 Jashwant Singh, Raja of Nabha State, December 1783-21 May 1840 Kandhaji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1820-1840 Nonghanji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1824-1860 Henry Fane, Commander-in-Chief, India, 1835-1839 Gaya Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State Anand Rao Puar "Rao Sahib", Raja of Dewas State Shiv Saran Singh, Rana of Baghal State Jashwant Singh, Raja of Nabha State Ahmed Shah, King of the Maqpon dynasty Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji, Maharana Raj Sahib of the Wankaner State, 1787-1839 Vakhatsinhji Chandrasinhji, Maharana Raj Sahib of the Wankaner State, 1839-1842 Ranjit Singh, founder and Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, 1780-1839 Kharak Singh, Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, 1839-1840 Jashwant Singh, Rana of Alirajpur State, 1818-17 March 1862 Raja Zalim Sen, Raja of Mandi State, 1826-1839 Raja Balbir Sen, Raja of Mandi, 1839-1851 Bhup Deo, Raja of Kanker State, 1818-1839 Padma Deo, Raja of Kanker State, 1839–1853 Major-General William Henry Sleeman heads the Thuggee and Dacoity Department from February 1839 Events First Anglo-Afghan War, 1837–1842Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 261 Battle of Ghazni, part of the First Anglo-Afghan War, occurs on 23 July 1839 in Ghazni, Afghanistan East India Company forces capture Aden to provide a coaling station for ships en route to India, founding the Aden Colony Khanate of Kalat is reduced to a subsidiary alliance with the British Empire, self-governing under Khans British India Society is founded in England Jessop & Company work on construction of the first iron bridge in British India, Loha-ka-Pul over River Gomti at Lucknow, 1812–1840 36th Jacob's Horse, a unit cavalry of the British Indian Army, is established Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur is held for the first time in Ollur, near Thrissur, Kerala The cornerstone for St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata is laid Bishop Hodges Higher Secondary School is established St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School is established St. Paul's Church, Landour is established Thomas John Newbold is appointed deputy assistant adjutant-general and postmaster to the field force of the East India Company John Nicholson, then a cadet in the East India Company's Bengal Infantry, reaches India Sambad Prabhakar, a weekly newspaper, became a daily newspaper The Statue of Thomas Munro was shipped to Madras Mr. Grange (Sub Assistant to the Commissioner at Nowgong) lead the first expedition to the Naga Hills (Mezoma and Khonoma) Law Interest Act Births July - Baba Jaimal Singh, Founder of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (died 29 December 1903). Allan Webb in Calcutta, second Bishop of Bloemfontein, baptised on 17 November William Francis Frederick Waller, recipient of the Victoria Cross, born at Dagoolie, India on 20 August 1839 Hanson Jarrett, recipient of the Victoria Cross, on 22 March in Madras Hugh Shaw, recipient of the Victoria Cross, on 4 February in Madras Jamsetji Tata, pioneer industrialist, who founded the Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate company, on 3 March in Navsari, Baroda, Bombay Presidency Deaths Ranjit Singh, first Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, on 27 June 1839 in Lahore, Punjab, Sikh Empire Sankara Varman, astronomer-mathematician belonging to the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics George Havell, a painter Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji, Maharana Raj Sahib of the Wankaner State Jean-François Allard, French soldier and adventurer, in Punjab, Sikh Empire William Francklin, English orientalist and army officer, on 12 April Raja Zalim Sen, Raja of Mandi State, died in June 1839 Bhup Deo, Raja of Kanker State References 1839 India Category:Years of the 19th century in India