Presidency of Fort William in Bengal

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The Presidency of Fort William in Bengal was a major British East India Company administrative division in eastern India, centered on Calcutta, that became the seat of the Governor-General and the core of British colonial rule in the subcontinent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British East India Company presidency
colonial administrative division
administeredBy British East India Company
administrativeLanguage English
Persian (earlier period)
associatedWith Bengali Renaissance
surface form: Bengal Renaissance
capital Calcutta
colonialPower United Kingdom
coreOf British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent
country British India
currencyUsed rupee
economicRole hub of jute and tea export
key node in Indian Ocean trade network
major center of British trade in India
educationCenter University of Calcutta
surface form: Calcutta University

Fort William College
establishedBy British East India Company
governingBody Council at Fort William
hadPortCity Calcutta
hasAdministrativeCenter Fort William, Kolkata
surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
introducedSystem Permanent Settlement of Bengal
surface form: Permanent Settlement in Bengal
judicialSystem Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (historically)
surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William
languageUsed Bengali
English
Persian
legalStatus chartered territory of the British East India Company
legalSystemInfluencedBy English law
locatedIn Bengal
eastern India
militaryRole base for British military operations in eastern India
namedAfter Fort William, Kolkata
surface form: Fort William, Calcutta
officeHeldBy Governor of Bengal
Governor-General of Bengal
Viceroy of India
surface form: Governor-General of India
partOf British Empire
precededBy Bengal Subah
regionIncluded Assam
Bengal
Bihar
Orissa
parts of northern India
religionInTerritory Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
seatOfGovernment Viceroy of India
surface form: Governor-General of India
significantEvent became core administrative unit of British rule in India
served as seat of the Governor-General after the Regulating Act of 1773
transportHub Hooghly River

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Governor-General of Bengal appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
Prince of Wales Island partOf Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Presidency of Bengal
Act of the Legislative Council of India appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
subject surface form: Act of the Legislative Council of India founding the University of Calcutta
this entity surface form: Presidency of Bengal
Governor’s Executive Council of Madras Presidency isPartOf Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Presidency system of British India
জীবনানন্দ দাশ placeOfBirth Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: বেঙ্গল প্রেসিডেন্সি
Governor of Madras partOf Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Presidency system in British India
Governors of East India Company presidencies appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Presidency of Bengal
Saint Helena Act 1833 affectedTerritory Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Presidency of Bengal
Supreme Council of Bengal appliesToJurisdiction Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
Bengal Legislative Council category Presidency of Fort William in Bengal
this entity surface form: Politics of Bengal Presidency