Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) British intervention in Afghan affairs gave birth to three Afghan wars.
(ii) Lord Lawrence initiated the policy of Masterly inactivity that refers to non intervention but being watchful.
(iii) Lord Ellenborough was responsible for the plan of conquest of Sindh.
Consider the following statements and mark the option which is correct.
(i) British intervention in Afghan affairs gave birth to three Afghan wars.
(ii) Lord Lawrence initiated the policy of Masterly inactivity that refers to non intervention but being watchful.
(iii) Lord Ellenborough was responsible for the plan of conquest of Sindh.
The correct option is D i, ii & iii
ANGLO-SIKH
1.British interest in Afghanistan was to control Afghanistan
in order to protect incursions from north-west in particular to counter balance
Russian influence and development of trade in Central Asia.
2. British
intervention in Afghan affairs gave birth to three Afgthan Wars.
3. Afghanistan
policy.
- Lord
Auckland was the first to initiate the forward policy for Afghanistan.
- He
sent Alexander Burns to king of Afghanistan Dost Ali but this Mission did
not succeed.
- He
initiated military campaign against the next king Dost Muhammad. By this
move he could control Kabul, DostMohammad fled away. New king Shah Shuja
was installed.
4. This military
campaign was First Afgan War (1839).
5. Lord Lawrence
initiated Policy of Masterly Inactivity. The policy refers to non intervention
but being watchful.
6. Lord Lytton
dropped Masterly inactivity policy & followed forward policy Second Afghan
War took place in 1878 -80.
7. This war ended
in 1880 before that Treaty of Gandhak in 1879Was signed Under this Treaty Lytton
Placed to divide Agfhanistan into two parts.
8. Third Afghan
War began in 1919& ended with Treaty of Rawalpindi (1921) during the time
of lord Chelmsford.
ANGLO-SINDH
1.
Sindh was ruled by Baliuhi Tribes & rulers were Known as Amir There were
three branches- Haid-erabad, Mirpur,and Khairpur.
2.
Sindh Conquest It was Lord Ellenborogh in 1842 who made a plan of conquest of
Sindh Charles Napier was appointed as resident in sindh in 1842 He accused the
Amirs of hatching plots & conspiracies against British.
3.
Issue of succession in Khairpur and British intervention gave rise to war and
finally Sindh was annexed to British.
ANGLO-SIKH
1.British interest in Afghanistan was to control Afghanistan in order to protect incursions from north-west in particular to counter balance Russian influence and development of trade in Central Asia.
2. British intervention in Afghan affairs gave birth to three Afgthan Wars.
3. Afghanistan policy.
- Lord Auckland was the first to initiate the forward policy for Afghanistan.
- He sent Alexander Burns to king of Afghanistan Dost Ali but this Mission did not succeed.
- He initiated military campaign against the next king Dost Muhammad. By this move he could control Kabul, DostMohammad fled away. New king Shah Shuja was installed.
4. This military campaign was First Afgan War (1839).
5. Lord Lawrence initiated Policy of Masterly Inactivity. The policy refers to non intervention but being watchful.
6. Lord Lytton dropped Masterly inactivity policy & followed forward policy Second Afghan War took place in 1878 -80.
7. This war ended in 1880 before that Treaty of Gandhak in 1879Was signed Under this Treaty Lytton Placed to divide Agfhanistan into two parts.
8. Third Afghan War began in 1919& ended with Treaty of Rawalpindi (1921) during the time of lord Chelmsford.
ANGLO-SINDH
1. Sindh was ruled by Baliuhi Tribes & rulers were Known as Amir There were three branches- Haid-erabad, Mirpur,and Khairpur.
2. Sindh Conquest It was Lord Ellenborogh in 1842 who made a plan of conquest of Sindh Charles Napier was appointed as resident in sindh in 1842 He accused the Amirs of hatching plots & conspiracies against British.
3. Issue of succession in Khairpur and British intervention gave rise to war and finally Sindh was annexed to British.
