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Historical Event on 8/2/1858
British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
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| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
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