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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warren Hastings canonical | 23 |
| Governor-General Warren Hastings | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administrator
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Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1732-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Churchill, Oxfordshire, England ⓘ |
| charge |
corruption
ⓘ
misgovernment in India ⓘ |
| conflict |
Rohilla War
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surface form:
First Rohilla War
Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1818-08-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Daylesford, Gloucestershire, England ⓘ |
| education | Westminster School ⓘ |
| employer | British East India Company ⓘ |
| endTime | as Governor-General of Bengal: 1785 ⓘ |
| fullName | Warren Hastings self-link ⓘ |
| impeachmentEnd | 1795 ⓘ |
| impeachmentOutcome | acquitted ⓘ |
| impeachmentStart | 1788 ⓘ |
| influenced | British imperial policy in India ⓘ |
| 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
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Presidency of Fort William
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Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
Charles James Fox
ⓘ
Edmund Burke ⓘ Richard Brinsley Sheridan ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Daylesford House, Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marianne Imhoff
ⓘ
Mary Buchanan ⓘ |
| startTime |
as Governor of Bengal: 1772
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as Governor-General of Bengal: 1774 ⓘ |
| supported | Asiatic Society of Bengal ⓘ |
| trial | impeachment before the British Parliament ⓘ |
| workedOn | codification of civil and criminal justice in Bengal ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Shah Alam II
subject surface form:
Treaty of Salbai
subject surface form:
Treaty of Salbai
this entity surface form:
Governor-General Warren Hastings