Subsidiary Alliance The subsidairy alliance system was used by Lord Wellesley, who was governer general from 1798-1805,…

Background  The Second Anglo-Maratha war started in circumstances similar to these of the first. After Peshwa Madhavrao…

Backgroung  Lord Hastings had  the imperialistic design of imposing British paramountcy. By the Charter Act of 1813, th…

Background  After the death of  Madhavarao in 1772, his brother  Narayanrao succeeded him as the fifth peshwa. However,…

Third Anglo - Mysore War  Background A dispute arose between Tipu and the state of Travancore . Travancore had purchase…

First Anglo - Mysore War ( 1767 - 69 ) Background After their easy success in Bengal, the English were confident of the…

Prelude to the Battle  The East India Company had thought that Mir Kasim would prove to be an ideal puppet for them. Ho…

Prelude to the Battle  The officials of the Company made rampant misuse of its trade privileges that adversely affected…

Nationalist Approach Nationalist Approach evolved as a response to and in confrontation with the colonial approach. Bef…

Subaltern Approach  Subaltern Approach takes the position that the entire tradition of Indian historiography has an eli…

Santhal Rebellion It needs to be noted that the Santhals moved into the Rajmahal area in the late 1770s and early 1780s…

White Mutiny  In the wake of the transfer of power from the British East India Company to the British Crown, a section …

Annexation of Awadh Awadh was the oldest of the surviving states brought under the Subsidiary Alliance , and the cruel …

Meaning of Doctrine of Lapse In simple terms, the doctrine stated that the adopted son could be the heir to his foster …

Vernacular Press Act A bitter legacy of the 1857 revolt was the racial bitterness between the ruler and the ruled. Afte…

Paika Rebellion The Paiks of Odisha were the traditional landed militia (foot soldiers literally) and enjoyed rent- fre…

The Great Revolution of 1857 The Revolt of 1857 was a product of the character and policies of British colonial rule . …