Lord Hardinge (1844-1848)

• War with Nepal (1812-1823) –Treaty of Sagauli in 1816.
• First Anglo- Sikh War. Treaty of Lahore. This extended the British territory to the lands between the Beas and the Sutlej.
• Prohibition on female infanticide and suppression of human sacrifice.

• In 1844 rebellion took place in Kolhapur. English education declared as essential qualification for public services.
• In 1845 the Danish possession sold to the English.
• In 1846 the rebellion of Khonds took place.