british govt started ruling india directly in 1857.
british govt started ruling india directly in 1857.
when did british govt start ruling india directly?
1857
the indian rebellion of 1857 was a major turning point in the history of modern india. while affirming the military and political power of the british, it led to a significant change in how india was to be controlled by them. under the government of india act 1858, the company was deprived of its involvement in ruling india, with its territory being transferred to the direct authority of the british government. at the apex of the new system was a cabinet minister, the secretary of state for india, who was to be formally advised by a statutory council; the governor-general of india (viceroy) was made responsible to him, while he in turn was responsible to the government. in a royal proclamation made to the people of india, queen victoria promised equal opportunity of public service under british law, and also pledged to respect the rights of the native princes. the british stopped the policy of seizing land from the princes, decreed religious tolerance and began to admit indians into the civil service (albeit mainly as subordinates). however, they also increased the number of british soldiers in relation to native indian ones, and only allowed british soldiers to handle artillery. bahadur shah was exiled to rangoon, burma, where he died in 1862.
indian independence movement
later in 1999 the r391 would race again, this time at the invitational fuji 1000km event which was backed by the le mans ruling body, the automobile club de l'ouest (aco). the winners of this race would be able to earn automatic entries to the following year's 24 hours of le mans. although the event was mostly made up of japanese teams and thus lacked most major manufacturer teams, nissan did still have competition from toyota, who brought out their toyota gt-one which had beaten the r391 at le mans. both teams entered a single car, but nissan was able to come out on top, with the r391 defeating the gt-one by a single lap, earning nissan bragging rights in sportscar racing in japan.
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