Research topic: James Andrew Broun Ramsay 1st marquess of Dalhousie

James Andrew Broun Ramsay Dalhousie, 1st marquess of , 1812-60, British statesman. After serving as president of the Board of Trade (1845-47) he was governor-general of India (1847-56). He annexed the Punjab (1849) after the British victory in the second Sikh War and lower Myanmar (1852) after the second Burma War. He also expanded British control by peaceful methods, annexing seven princely states on the basis of lapse (i.e., when the Indian rulers left no direct male heirs) and one state, Oudh, on the grounds of misgovernment. At the same time Dalhousie developed public works; planned the r... Read more