The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was launched by Mahatma Gandhi to support peasants in Kheda, Gujarat, who were unable to pay land revenue due to crop failure and drought.
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Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General at the time of the 1857 revolt, became the first Viceroy of India after the Government of India Act 1858. He served as Viceroy from 1858 to 1862.
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John Nicholson led the British forces that stormed Delhi, which was recaptured on 20 September 1857. Nicholson died of wounds during the assault.
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The Charter Act of 1813 abolished the East India Company's monopoly of trade in India, opening Indian trade to all British subjects. However, the Company retained its monopoly over trade with China and the tea trade.
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