Bank of Bengal
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Bank of Bengal was one of the three original presidency banks in British India and a key precursor to modern Indian commercial banking.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of Bombay | 2 |
| Bank of Madras | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial bank
ⓘ
presidency bank ⓘ |
| client |
British colonial administration in India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| currencyHandled | Indian rupee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial India ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early issuer of paper currency in India ⓘ |
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| location | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerPartner |
Bank of Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bank of Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the earliest joint-stock banks in India ⓘ |
| oneOf | three original presidency banks of British India ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope | presidency-level bank ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Imperial Bank of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commercial banking
ⓘ
government banking ⓘ note issuance ⓘ |
| significance | key precursor to modern Indian commercial banking ⓘ |
| sisterBank |
Bank of Bombay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bank of Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ultimateSuccessor | State Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bank of Bombay
this entity surface form:
Bank of Madras
this entity surface form:
Bank of Bombay