Warren Hastings
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Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal who played a key role in establishing British colonial rule in India and later became famous for his high-profile impeachment trial in Britain.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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Governor-General of Bengal → human → |
| birthDate |
1732-12-06
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| birthPlace |
Churchill, Oxfordshire, England
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| charge |
corruption
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misgovernment in India → |
| conflict |
First Rohilla War
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Second Anglo-Mysore War → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| deathDate |
1818-08-22
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| deathPlace |
Daylesford, Gloucestershire, England
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| education |
Westminster School
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| employer |
British East India Company
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| endTime |
as Governor-General of Bengal: 1785
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| fullName |
Warren Hastings
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| impeachmentEnd |
1795
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| impeachmentOutcome |
acquitted
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| impeachmentStart |
1788
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| influenced |
British imperial policy in India
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| knownFor |
being the first de facto Governor-General of British India
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impeachment trial in the British Parliament → major role in establishing British colonial rule in India → |
| legacy |
controversial figure in the history of the British Empire in India
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pioneer of British administrative structures in India → |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| notableWork |
administrative and judicial reforms in Bengal
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reorganization of the East India Company’s administration in India → revenue reforms in Bengal → |
| patronOf |
Oriental scholarship
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| positionHeld |
Governor of the Presidency of Fort William
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Governor-General of Bengal → |
| prosecutedBy |
Charles James Fox
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Edmund Burke → Richard Brinsley Sheridan → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Daylesford House, Gloucestershire
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| spouse |
Marianne Imhoff
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Mary Buchanan → |
| startTime |
as Governor of Bengal: 1772
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as Governor-General of Bengal: 1774 → |
| supported |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
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| trial |
impeachment before the British Parliament
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| workedOn |
codification of civil and criminal justice in Bengal
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Treaty of Salbai
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brokeredBy |
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Shah Alam II
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contemporaryOf |
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Warren Hastings
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fullName |
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EIC
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notableGovernor |
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British East India Company
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notableGovernorGeneral |
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Company rule in India
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notableLeader |
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Governor-General of Bengal
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officeHolder |
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Treaty of Salbai
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signatoryRepresentative |
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Bengal Presidency
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significantPerson |