was inaugurated by a great demon stration at .1mbala, March 27, 1569, when the Anteer of Afghanistan was received in state 111141 given a supply of amts. tind the first installment of a money subsidy of 1:120.41011 11 year. In return ing from 111i1goon to Caleutta, the Earl of Mayo ‘%;is assassinated by a convict, February. 1572. Lord Northbrook (1572-761 was the next Vice roy. The chief events If his administration were 'the tt'llga I famine.' which. however, was foreseen and provided for. and the visit of the Prime of \Vales to India 115751. Northbrook was fol 1""ed by Lord Lytton ( The most im portant events in the tenure of otlice of Lord Lyt ton were the proelomation of the (iiiten pre.s of I ndin another famine, and the .1fghan \Var (1575 50). The 31arquis of Ripon ( 1550-5-1). the Earl of Ini•erin ) 1551.55), and Lord lie ( were the next three Viceroys, under whose administrations much was for the improvement of the natives. In 1585 King Theban of Pairma was and On January 1, 1556. the country was by the English. The Earl of Elgin 1 'evil Inv Viceroy in During his term of office the demo real. i(a) of tile boundary 1)11 wVen Afghanistan and India. as determined by the Durand Treaty of practically com pleted. In 1595 the region called Bashgal, in
the basin of the Chitral River, was taken from the British sphere of influence. and annexed to Afghanistan. In 1595-96 the Government was called upon to deal with a mutiny of the fanati cal :\ loplalts in Southwest India. They held out stubbornly, but were at. last Wit. down. In there was a far more serious outbreak of the Afridis on the Afghan frontier, and several sharp engagements between them and the British oc curred during the summer. In addition to these dillieulties. the administration had to contend v ith famine and plague. Notwithstanding all 'however, made substan tial progress in internal improvements, In 1599 Lord Curzon of Kedleston became Viceroy. In that year the gold standard was established. The famine. continuing through the year. affected 30,000,000 people. Some disaffection appeared aniOng the 1\laltrattas, and at Poona violent. dem onstrations were made against the Government. But the country, as a whole, was loyal; and on the outbreak of the Smith .\frican \Var, several native chiefs offered their services to the British Government.
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