Proclamation on the Gates of Somnath (1842)

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The Proclamation on the Gates of Somnath (1842) was a controversial declaration by Governor-General Lord Ellenborough announcing the symbolic return of the gates of the Somnath temple to India, used to project British imperial power and appeal to Hindu sentiment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British imperial policy statement ⓘ
colonial-era document ⓘ
political proclamation ⓘ
associatedWith Lord Ellenborough’s Afghan policy ⓘ
cultural politics in British India ⓘ
use of religious symbolism in colonial rule ⓘ
author Lord Ellenborough ⓘ
concerns gates located at Ghazni ⓘ
gates taken from Somnath temple ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1842 ⓘ
describedAs controversial ⓘ
example of imperial spectacle ⓘ
symbolic gesture ⓘ
genre official proclamation ⓘ
historicalContext British conquest of Ghazni ⓘ
First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
impact criticized as theatrical and imprudent by some British politicians ⓘ
provoked debate in Britain ⓘ
provoked debate in India ⓘ
used in later historiography as example of imperial manipulation of religion ⓘ
intendedAudience British public opinion ⓘ
Hindu elites in India ⓘ
subjects of British India ⓘ
issuedBy Government of British India ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India
language English ⓘ
legalStatus executive order of the Governor-General ⓘ
mainSubject British imperial power in India ⓘ
Hindu religious sentiment ⓘ
Somnath temple gates ⓘ
symbolic return of religious artifacts ⓘ
mentions Ghazni ⓘ
Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ
Somnath temple ⓘ
linked to: Somnath Temple
placeOfIssue India ⓘ
politicalGoal appeal to Hindu sentiment ⓘ
legitimize British rule in India ⓘ
portray British as protectors of Hindu faith ⓘ
project British imperial power ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
relatedTo Anglo-Afghan Wars ⓘ
British rule in India ⓘ
Gates of Somnath ⓘ
Somnath temple ⓘ
linked to: Somnath Temple
religiousDimension Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Lord Ellenborough → notableWork → Proclamation on the Gates of Somnath (1842) ⓘ