The British Raj: Resistance and Reform in India, 1879-1910
The British Raj papers of the Fourth Earl of Minto
This is a period of India's history which illustrates late colonial Indian high politics to dramatic effect, providing researchers with extraordinary insights into the delicate strategies of anti-colonial 'agitators', and colonial governorsUniversity of Leeds
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India under British rule, Curzon to Minto and the rise of nationalism, 1879-1910
This collection covers the Viceroys of both Lord Curzon and Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound in the British Raj between the period of 1899 and 1910. Lord Curzon’s premiership largely contextualises the bulk of the files that pertain to Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound’s own rule. The collection contains departmental papers from both men’s ascendency, giving a vital and fascinating look at infrastructure, the military, commerce and industry, foreign affairs, health, and internal security and governance in the British Raj.
This period is noted for both its emphasis on administrative reform as well as the fostering of a more radical resistance to British rule on the Indian subcontinent. Lord Curzon’s exploitative and repressive regime, as well as his much detested partition of Bengal, caused increasing headaches for Kynynmound in the form of the native population's propensity for direct action. Overall, the collection demonstrates how Britain tried to maintain and control its most valuable colonial asset in the face of rising resistance and anti-colonial nationalism.
The collection is also accompanied by an online guide written by Dr William Gould.
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- The papers that cover the 'Military Department, including Kitchener's administration of the Army in India' provide a history of the British Army in India and its reorganisation under Lord Curzon's time as Governor.
- These items cover the administrations of two Viceroys of India, first Lord Curzon, then the 4th Earl of Minto. The Minto records are the most detailed as they include both printed papers and correspondence.
- The Curzon papers include a report upon relations with the North-West Frontier tribes between 1897 and 1898. These relations often involved combat and victories.
- The correspondence by Lord Morley to the 4th Earl of Minto extends from 1907 to 1913. Issues covered include opposition to the Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907 and the question of who should be the next Viceroy.
