Important Gov. Gen. and Viceroy

Regulating Act 1773, Pitt's India Act 1784, First Maratha war(1775-1782), Second Mysore War (1780- 1784)

Warren Hastings (1773-1785 )

Third Mysore War(1790- 92), Permanent Settlement of Bengal 1793

Cornwallis (1786-1793 )

Charter Act of 1793

John Shore (1793-98 )

Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance System 1798, Fourth Mysore War 1799, Second Maratha War (1803- 1805)

Wellesley (1798-1805 )

Vellore Mutiny 1806

George Barlow (1805-1807 )

Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh 1809

Minto I (1807 - 1813 )

Third Maratha War 1817- 1819, Establishment of Ryotwari System by Thomas Munro, governor of Madras (1820)

Hastings (1813-1823 )

First Burmese War (1824- 26)

Amherst (1823-1828 )

Abolition Of Sati(1829), Charter Act of 1833, Introduction of English as the Official language,

William Bentick (1828-35 )

New Press Law removing restrictions on the press

Metcalfe (1835-36 )

First Afghan War (1838-42) Annexation Of Sindh

Auckland (1836-1842 )

First Anglo-Sikh War (1845- 46)

Ellenborough (1842-1844 )

Abolition of Female infanticide & Human Sacrifice

Hardinge I (1844-48 )

Second Anglo Sikh War(1848-49), Introduction of Doctrine of Lapse, Wood's Educational Despatch, Laying down of first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane in 1853, Widow Remarriage Act 1856.

Dalhousie (1848-56 )

Establishment of three Universities at Calcutta, Bombay & Madras, Revolt 1857

Canning (1856-57 )

Transfer of control from East India Company to the Crown, Government of India Act 1858, Indian Councils Act 1861

Canning (1858-62 )

Wahabi Movement

Elgin I (1862-63 )

High Courts at Calcutta, Bombay & Madras werw set up

John Lawrence (1864-69 )

Establishment of Statistical Survey Of India, Department of Agriculture and Commerce

Mayo (1869-72 )

Kuka Movement in Punjab, Prince of Wales visit in 1875

Northbrook (1872-76 )

Famine of 1876-78, Royal Titles Act 1878, The Vernacular Press Act 1878, The Arms Act 1878, The Second Afghan War (1878- 1880)

Lytton (1876-1880 )

Repeal of the Vernacular Press Act (1882), Appointment of Education Commission under Sir William Hunter(1882), The Ilbert Bill Controversy (1883-84)

Ripon (1880-84 )

Establishment of Indian National Congress

Dufferin (1884-88 )

Indian Councils Act 1892, Setting up Durand Commission to define the Durand line

Lansdowne (1888-94 )

Two British officials assassinated by Chapekar brothers

Elgin II (1894-99 )

Partition of Bengal, Indian Universities Act 1904, Calcutta Corporation Act 1899, Police Commission under Andrew Frazer

Curzon (1899-1905 )

Split in the Congress in the annual session of 1907,Establishment of Muslim league by Agha Khan 1906

Minto II (1905-1910 )

Transfer of capital from calcutta to Delhi 1911, Coronation Durbar of King George V in Delhi 1911

Hardinge II (1910-16 )

Formation of Home rule league by Annie Beasant and Tilak(1916), Lucknow Pact, GOI Act 1919, Rowlatt Act 1919, Jallianawala Bagh Massacre 1919, Death of Tilak Aug 1, 1920, launch of Non-cooperation & Khilafat Movement

Chelmsford (1916-21 )

Chauri-Chaura incident, Kerala Mophla rebellion, Repeal of Rowlatt Act 1919, Establishment Of Swarajya Party by C.R.Das & Motilal Nehru 1922, Kakori train robbery, Holding of Simultaneous examinations for ICS both in Delhi and London from 1923

Readind (1921-1926 )

Simon Commission arrival to India, Murder of Saunders , the assistant superintendent of police of Lahore, Dandi March 1930, Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931, 1st Round Table Conference

Irwin (1926-1931 )

2nd & 3rd Round Table Conference, announcement of communal award 1932, Burma separated from India 1935.

Willingdon (1931-36 )

First General Elections 1936-37, formation of Forward Bloc 1939, August Offer 1940 by the Viceroy, Cripps Proposals, Quit India Movement.

Linlithgow (1936-44 )

C.Rajagopalachari Formula, Cabinet Mission 1946, Announcement of end of British rule in India by Clement Atlee on Feb 20, 1947

Wavell (1944-47 )

June third plan, Cyril Radcliffe Commission, Indian Independence Bill in the House of Commons

Mountbatten (1947-48 )