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  2. District magistrate - Wikipedia

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    The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant [a] [2] who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territory .

  3. T. Muthuswamy Iyer - Wikipedia

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    Sir Thiruvarur Muthuswamy Iyer KCIE (28 January 1832 – 25 January 1895) was an Indian lawyer who, in 1877, became the first native Indian during the British Raj to be appointed as justice of the High Court of Madras, acting as Chief Justice in 1893.

  4. Districts of British India - Wikipedia

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    Toggle District in the Jammu and Kashmir State subsection. 8.1 Jammu province. ... British Raj in India: 1858–1947: British rule in Burma: 1824–1948: Princely states:

  5. Bombay Presidency - Wikipedia

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    The first conflict between the British and the Marathas was the First Anglo-Maratha War which began in 1774 and resulted in the 1782 Treaty of Salbai, by which the island of Salsette, adjacent to Bombay island, was ceded to the British, while Bharuch was ceded to the Maratha ruler Scindia. The British annexed Surat in 1800.

  6. British Raj - Wikipedia

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    The British Raj (/ r ɑː dʒ / RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') [10] was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, [11] lasting from 1858 to 1947. [12] It is also called Crown rule in India , [ 13 ] or Direct rule in India . [ 14 ]

  7. Divisions of British India - Wikipedia

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    British Raj in India: 1858–1947: British rule in Burma: 1824–1948: Princely states: 1721–1949: Partition of India: 1947: 1909 British Indian Empire map as ...

  8. Suniti Choudhury - Wikipedia

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    Suniti Choudhury (22 May 1917 – 12 January 1988) was an Indian nationalist who, along with Santi Ghose, assassinated a British district magistrate when she was 14 years old [1] [2] [3] and is known for her participation in an armed revolutionary struggle.

  9. Bhawal case - Wikipedia

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    On 29 May 1921, the claimant arrived in Dhaka in the Bhawal house with two lawyers to meet the district magistrate and collector, J.H. Lindsay, who recorded his claim. The British colonial government and the Court of Wards were not enthusiastic.