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India · 1863Satyendranath Tagore: first Indian in the ICS; the Ambela frontier campaign

Early Crown rule after 1857 saw Satyendranath Tagore become the first Indian selected for the Indian Civil Service, the Ambela Campaign take place on the North-West Frontier, and the Religious Endowments Act reflect the policy of official withdrawal from direct management of religious endowments. Viceroy Lord Elgin died in office during the American Civil War cotton boom.

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Key figures

Satyendranath Tagore — first Indian selected for the Indian Civil Service in 1863.Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) — born 12 January 1863 in Calcutta; later Vedanta teacher, disciple of RamakrishnLord Elgin (James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin) — Viceroy and Governor-General of India; died in office at Dharamshala on 20Sir John Lawrence — succeeded Elgin as Viceroy and Governor-General, taking office in January 1864.Nawab Abdul Latif — founder of the Mohammedan Literary Society, Calcutta, in 1863; advocate of modern education among InSir Neville Chamberlain — British Indian commander associated with the Ambela Campaign.

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