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A mezzotint engraving of Fort William, Calcutta, the capital of the Bengal Presidency in British India 1735.. The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.Collectively, they have been called British India.In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods:
The presidencies in British India were provinces of that region under the direct control and supervision of, initially, the East India Company and, after 1857, the British government. The three key presidencies in India were the Madras Presidency, the Bengal Presidency, and the Bombay Presidency.
Presidencies in British India, also known as Provinces of India, included certain important areas of jurisdiction which were under direct control of the British East India Company from the beginning of the British rule and after 1857. The 3 major Presidencies in British India were The Bombay Presidency, Madras Presidency and Bengal Presidency.The Agra Presidency was one of the 6 Northwestern Provinces of British India.
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods:Between 1612 and 1757 the East India Company set up "factories" in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal ...
Template:Colonial India Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns were the administrative divisions of British governance in India. In one form or other they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods. During 1612–1757, the East India Company set up factory towns in several locations in coastal India by the consent (and implied non-interference) of India's native states. Its rivals were the ...
Jul 13, 2024 · The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.Collectively, they have been called British India.In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods:
The administration of British India was divided into three Presidencies that had developed from the East India Company's factory bases.. Factories. During the 17th century the East India Company established a number of trading posts which were called Factories.The first of these on the Indian subcontinent was at Masulipatam on the Coromandel Coast in 1611. The second was Surat in 1615. The three major trading centres which developed were:
In 1858 the control of British India was transferred to the Crown whose representative was the Governor-General otherwise known as the Viceroy. The land was divided into Provinces under local administrations. At the turn of the 20th century the division was as follows:
The document summarizes the presidencies and provinces of British India from 1612 to 1947. It describes how the British East India Company established trading posts in India in 1612 that eventually expanded into direct administration over large areas of India by the mid-1800s. The territories of British India were divided into presidencies governed by governors until 1858, and later reorganized into provinces headed by governors or lieutenant governors. The major provinces of British India ...
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods:
