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6 matches to Marquess
Dalhousie, First Marquess. 1812-60. British Governor General of India 1847-56. Annexed Punjab, 1849, Rangoon, Burma. Built railway, telegraph. Lapse doctrine caused Indian Mutiny.
Lapse, Doctrine of. British East India Company claimed control of any state where direct royal line ended causing Indian Mutiny 1857. Dalhousie.
Marquess. (Marquis). Second rank of British peerage.
Rockingham, 2nd Marquess. 1730-82. British Prime Minister. Tried to make peace with American colonies.
Salisbury, Third Marquess. 1830-1903. British Imperialist Prime Minister 1885~1902. Fashoda. Boer War. Splendid Isolation.
Splendid Isolation. 1895-1902. Salisbury foreign policy. British naval strength required no ally.