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Jun 30, 2022 · 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 ...
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Oct 31, 2023 · 1434–1833. East India Company. 1612–1757. Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent. Collectively, they were called British India. In one form or other they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided ...
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. These Presidencies were administered directly under the crown of Queen Victoria (and following monarchs) who ascended the British throne.
Presidency towns (1600–1765) India in 1700 showing the Mughal Empire and the European trading settlements. The presidency town of Madras in a 1908 map. Madras was established as Fort St. George in 1640. The presidency town of Bombay (shown here in a 1908 map) was established in 1684.
Such small scale maps cannot show every enclave of territory, and this map is not to be taken as an authority for boundaries. For more detail see the provincial maps in the Imperial Gazetteer atlas, and large scale published Survey of India topographical maps. External links. Presidencies and provinces of British India Wikipedia See also. Maps
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 (EIC) set up "factories" in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal ...
