The Age of Consent Act was signed in 1891 during the viceroyship of Lord Lansdowne. By this act, the age limit of girls was raised from 10 to 12 within which protection was given to them. Marriage of girls under the age of twelve was prohibited.
Waghera rising took place from 18181 to 1820. The Waghera chiefs of Okha Mandal took up arms against the alien rule coupled with the exactions of the Gaekward of Baroda supported by the British government.