1838 in India
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This list details events in the year 1838 in India. Major events include the Agra famine of 1837–1838 and the founding of The Times of India on 3 November.
Incumbents
- The Earl of Auckland, Governor-General, 1836–42.[1]
- Alexander Cunningham, aide-de-camp to Lord Auckland, 1836–1840
- Sir John Keane, Lieutenant-General of the Bombay Army, 1834–1840
- Zirat Prasad, regent of Bhaisunda, 1829–1840
- Raghuji Bohonsle III, Maratha of Nagpur, 1818–1853
- Gaya Prasad, Chaube of Taraon State, 1812–1840
- Anand Rao Puar "Rao Sahib", Raja of Dewas State, 1817–1840
- Dariao Singh, Rao of Paldeo, 1812–1840
- Shiv Saran Singh, Rana of Baghal State, 1828-16 January 1840
- Jashwant Singh, Raja of Nabha State, December 1783-21 May 1840
- Kandhaji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1820–1840
- Nonghanji IV, Thakur Sahib of Palitana State, 1824–1860
- Henry Fane, Commander-in-Chief, India, 1835–1839
- Chandrasinhji II Kesarisinhji, Maharana Raj Sahib of the Wankaner State, 1787–1839
- Ranjit Singh, founder and Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, 1780–1839
- Jashwant Singh, Rana of Alirajpur State, 1818-17 March 1862
- Raja Zalim Sen, Raja of Mandi State, 1826–1839
- Bhup Deo, Raja of Kanker State, 1818–1839
Events
- First Anglo-Afghan War, 1837–1842[2]
- The Times of India is founded on 3 November
- Jhalawar State is founded in the Hadoti region
- Agra famine of 1837–38 kills 800,000 people in the North-Western Provinces
- Afghan Church founded in Mumbai
- Basel Evangelical School is founded
- Jessop & Company work on the construction of the first iron bridge in British India, Loha-ka-Pul over the River Gomti at Lucknow, 1812–1840
Law
- Coasting Vessels Act
Births
- Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal, Nawab of Bhopal, born on 29 July 1838
- Jaswant Singh II, Maharaja of Jodhpur, born in Himatnagar
- Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji, acharya from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bengali writer, poet, and journalist, born on 27 June in Naihati, Bengal
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Parsi-Hongkonger businessman, born on 12 October 1838 in Bombay
- William Ellison Boggs, chancellor of the University of Georgia, born in Ahmedunggar on 12 May 1838
- Valentine Cameron Prinsep, British Pre-Raphaelite painter, born on 14 February 1838 in Calcutta
- Colonel Charles Swinhoe, English naturalist and lepidopterist who served in the British Army in India, born on 27 August 1838 in Calcutta
Deaths
- Mubarak Ali Khan II, Nawab of Bengal, died on 3 October
- Shahaji I, ruler of Kolhapur State, on 29 November