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  1. 4 days ago · The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British India during Company rule and later a province of India.

  2. Jun 27, 2024 · On this day, the Governor-General of Bengal Presidency, Richard Wellesley, wrote to his younger brother Arthur Wellesley, who had led very successful military campaigns in India on behalf of the colonial British government, including against Tipu Sultan. Chandrima S. Bhattacharya Published 27.06.24, 06:08 AM. Richard Wellesley File picture.

  3. 4 days ago · The Company India ruled until 1858, when, after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Government of India Act 1858, the India Office of the British government assumed the task of directly administering India in the new British Raj.

  4. 3 days ago · The Bengal Presidency had the highest gross domestic product in British India. Bengal hosted the most advanced cultural centers in British India. [87] A cosmopolitan, eclectic cultural atmosphere took shape.

  5. Jun 20, 2024 · The Bengal Presidency, officially known as the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal and later Bengal Province, was the largest presidency under the British in India. Calcutta served as the capital of the presidency and the Indian and South Asian territories under British control.

  6. Jun 27, 2024 · The 1905 Partition of Bengal, ordered by Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, restructured Bengal Presidency, dividing it into East Bengal for Muslims and West Bengal for Hindus.

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  8. Jun 27, 2024 · Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, partitioned Bengal in 1905, making Dacca (now Dhaka, Bangladesh.) the capital of eastern Bengal and Assam. Insistent agitation led to the annulment of this partition in 1911, but at that time the capital of British India was removed from Calcutta to Delhi, where the government could enjoy relative calm.