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The extent of the Bengal Presidency at its peak 1853 in green, and rest of British India in grey. 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. [ 5 ]
24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS), or sometimes Twenty Four Parganas, is a former district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. On 1 March 1986, the district was bifurcated into two separate districts namely North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. It was the largest district of West Bengal by area and ...
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.
A map of the British Indian Empire in 1909 during the partition of Bengal (1905–1911), showing British India in two shades of pink (coral and pale) and the princely states in yellow. At the turn of the 20th century, British India consisted of eight provinces that were administered either by a governor or a lieutenant-governor.
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Aug 1, 2020 · Listen. / read / August 1, 2020 / Spotlight. Bengal, 1710, map published by Pieter van der Aa. Hindustan under the Great Mughals was an economic superpower, and Bengal was its most glittering, coveted, asset. Aurangzeb bestowed upon it the title of ‘paradise among nations’ because the province boasted every advantage of nature and industry.
Battle of Plassey. The main causes of battle of Plassey that was fought in 1757 were Nawab's order to demolish the Forts, Misuse of Dastaks by the British and the Black Hole of Calcutta tragedy incidence. The British always interfered in the internal matters of Bengal.
