Dalhousie, James Ramsay, 1st Marquess of
Dalhousie, James Ramsay, 1st Marquess of ( 1812 – 60 )British statesman and colonial administrator. A Conservative Member of Parliament ( 1837 ), he became governor-general of India ( 1848 – 56 ), when he oversaw the extension of British rule through the annexation of the Punjab ( 1849 ), of Lower Burma ( 1852 ), of Oudh ( 1856 ), and of several smaller Indian states, through the use of the so-called Doctrine of Lapse. According to this Britain annexed those states where there was no heir who was recognized by Britain. Dalhousie initiated major developments in communications, including the railway ( 1853 ), the telegraph and postal system, the opening of the Ganges canal, and in public works and industry....
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