This article details events in the year 1840 in India. Occurrences include the establishment of the Bank of Bombay, and the fall of the Maqpon dynasty.
From 3–4 March 1840,
Ayya Vaikundar's followers carry him to Swamithoppe from Thiruvananthapuram in a Vahana after encountering King Swathi Thirunal
Tuvayal Pandarams begins the Tuvayal Thavasu at Vakaippathi as per the instructions of Vaikundar
The first Kodiyettru Thirunal is celebrated in Swamithope pathi in August/September while,
according to Ayyavazhi doctrine, Ayya unified the Seven Virgins into himself as per their request
In December, Hari Gopalan Citar awoke following an abnormal dream in which God commissioned him to write the Akilam by giving him the first syllable of The Kappu
4th Cavalry is converted to East India Company service as the 6th Bengal Irregular Cavalry
Law
Lex Loci Report of October 1840 emphasised the importance and necessity of uniformity in the
codification of Indian law, relating to crimes, evidences, and contract but it recommended that
personal laws of Hindus and Muslims should be kept outside such codification.[3]
Crown Land (Encroachment) Ordinance vested all forests, wastes, unoccupied, and uncultivated lands to the crown[4]
^William Freke Williams and William Cooke Stafford (1863). England's Battles by Sea and Land: History of England's campaigns in India and China; and of the Indian mutiny, 1857-1859. Printing and publishing company. p. 301.
^Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 261