These titles were part of the British policy to reward loyal Indian subjects and create a class of Indian aristocracy supportive of the colonial rule.
Which among the following viceroy period the title of 'Rai Bahadur' and 'Khan Bahadur' were began to conferred to Indian?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 60 62rd · Topic: Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Significant Viceroys post-1857 and their contributions (e.g., Canning, Lytton, Ripon, Curzon, Minto, Hardinge, Linlithgow, Wavell, Mountbatten))
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