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Tipu Sultan
He was the son of haidar Ali. Tipu Sultan wanted to live on his father's death wish, which was to defeat the British and, even though he fought fearlessly, in the end he failed and died a hero in 1799. -
Lord Lake
Lord Lake, the British general, took over Delhi after effectively putting down the maratha leader, Sindhia -
The marquis of Wellesley
The British governor-general during this period was the marquis of Wellesley. He was strong willed and a clever imperialist. His first successful target was Tipu Sultan -
The peace treaty
In 1809, a peace treaty was signed by Sikh maharaja ranjit Singh, recognizing the territory east of the Sutlej as his dominion. -
Sindh
In the year 1843, Sindh was annexed -
Lord Dalhousie
He was the one who introduced the doctrine of lapse -
The doctrine of lapse
From 1848-1856, Lord Dalhousie's policy, the doctrine of lapse, annexed 8 stated in 8 years. It stated that if a Hindu ruler died without a natural heir to the throne, the state would be taken over by the British. -
Punjab
Punjab was annexed in 1849 -
Burma
Burma was annexed in 1852 -
The war of independence
By 1857, the British had established their control over the subcontinent and set up railways, telegraph, and an army with soldiers were selected and trained from the local population. The war had far reaching consequences. India came under British rule and the same done to the Muslims of India was irreparable.
