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. It announced that the policy of territorial extension was to be abandoned. The native rulers were assured of the safety of their territory, rights and honour if they cooperated with British.
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The right of a ruler to adopt a child in the absence of a natural heir was accepted. The government regarded the native rulers as the bulwark against the masses and henceforth followed a policy of protecting this reactionary segment of the Indian society.
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A policy of divide and rule was actively pursued to keep the Hindus and Muslims divided.
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On January 1st 1877 Queen Victoria was proclaimed as the Queen Empress of India and the administration of India was transferred the East India Company to the British Crown.
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India was to be administered by the Secretary of State and his fifteen-member council through the Viceroy. The Governor-general became the viceroy and the representative of the Crown in India.
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The army was re-organized to strengthen British control over the country and avert any further rebellions in future.
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The number of British soldiers was increased and all the higher posts and key positions were filled up by the British.
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The revolt of 1857 created a big gap between the different religious communities especially the Hindus and the Muslims as each blamed the other for its failure.
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The Indians, however, developed a deep racial bitterness towards the English and opposed the inferior status granted to them.
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