List of Governor General of Bengal

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The  Governor-General of Bengal was introduced through the Regulating Act, 1773 with his four newly appointed councilors. Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed by the court of Director of the East India Company. The Court of Directors assigned a council of four members to assist the Governor-General and the decision of the council was binding on the Governor-General. A governor represented by the British East India Company in Bengal and granted the right to establish a trading post by the Nawabs of Bengal. 

List of Governor General of Bengal in Indian History are:-

Warren Hasting (1772-85):

• Warren Hasting became Governor of Bengal in 1772 and the first Governor-General of Bengal in 1773 through the Regulating Act, 1773.
• Abolished Dual System Of Administration.
• Established 1st Supreme Court at Calcutta( 22nd Oct 1774)
• The“Asiatic Society of Bengal “founded by him William Jones in 1784.
• Charles Wilkins Translate “The Gita” in English during his period.
• Introduce Diwanis faujdari Adalat.
• “code of Gentoo laws”.
• 1st anglo Maratha war (1776-82) which ended with the treaty of Salbai.
• The 2nd anglo Mysore war (1780-84) ended with the treaty of Mangalore.
• Rohilla war in 1774.
• The act of 1781 came into force, under which the power of jurisdiction between the Governor-General-in-council and the supreme court at Calcutta were clearly divided.
• Pitts India act of 1784 was enacted.

Sir John Macpherson (1785-86):

• Sir John Macpherson was made the acting Governor-General from 1785 to 1786.

Lord Cornwallis (1786-93):

• He called as Father of Indian Civil Services.
• First-person to Codify laws in 1793. The code separated the Revenue administration from the administration of Justice.
• Introduce the Zamindari system in 1773, which also called the Permanent Settlement of Bengal.
• Third Anglo-Mysore war(1789-92) ) which ended with the Treaty of Srirangapatnam.
• He introduces District Judge post
• He was the first Governor-General in India. His grave is in Ghazipur(UP).

Sir John Shore (1793-98):

 

• He was the first civil servant to become Governor-General.
• The first Charter Act of 1793 was enacted.
• Followed non-intervention Policy with other states/Territories.
• Battle of Kharda in 1795 between Nizam & Maratha.

Lord Wellesley (1798-1805):

• Also called Mornington.
• He was famous as Bengal Tiger.
• Adopted the policy of “Subsidiary Alliance” (1st accepted by Nizam of Hyderabad in 1798,2nd –Nawab of Awadh in 1801).
• He established Fort William College in Calcutta in 1800.
• Fourth Anglo-Mysore war (1799)where Tipu died.
• 2nd Anglo Maratha war (1803-05) which ended with the treaty of Bassein.
• Press Act of 1799 was enacted.

George Barlow(1805-07):

• Adopted the non-Intervention policy with the princely state.
• White Mutiny at Vellore by soldiers in 1806.

Lord Minto I (1807-13):

• Treaty of Amritsar in 1809 with Ranjit Singh.
• Charter Act of 1813 was passed. (Ended Monopoly of East India Company).

Lord  Marquess Hasting(1813-23):

• Adopted the Intervention and war policy.
• Ryotwari system settlement introduced in Madras by Thomas Munro.
• The Anglo-Nepal war(1814-16 ) which ended with the Treaty of Sagauli(1815).
• Treaty of Sangali with Gurkhas(1816).
• Treaty of Poona with Peshwa(1817).

Lord Amherst(1823-28):

• Barrackpore mutiny of 1824 happened.
• The Siege of Bharatpur (Dec 1825-Jan 1826) happened.
• 1st Anglo Burmese war (1824-26) which ended with the treaty of Yandabo.

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