| Back | 1. end of the company's rule: the east india company lost control of india and the power was transferred to the british hence indian was directly under the british crown. this was done by the government of india act of 1858. a secretracy of state from the british cabinet was appointed along with a council under him called indian council. the actual governance was carried out by the governor-general, the viceroy.2. queen victoria's proclamation: it was made public at allahabad on november 1st, 1858 by lord canning the first viceroy of india. the proclamation promised to follow a policy of non-intervention in social or religious matters, treat all subject equally, grant a general pardon to all participants of the war except those found guilty and to help india prosper.3. end of the mughals and peshwas: the mughal dynasty ended with the death of bahadur shah 2 who was deported to yangon. nana saheb fled to nepal after the failure of the uprising and hence the office of the peshwas also came to an end.4. racial antagonism: the british believed they were superior to indian and thsi was shown by the social distance mantained in railway compartments, parks, hotels, clubs, etc made for ' only europeans'. |