Governor of Bengal
Clive (1757-60, 1765-67)
· First governor of Bengal become after Battle of Plasi (1757).
· Signed treaty of Allahabad (1765) with Shah Alam-II & get revenue collection rights of Bengal. Bihar & Orissa.
· White mutiny
· Introduced dual governance in Bengal.
· Clive Suicide in England.
Holwell: 1760
- (For a Small Period) He described ‘Blackhole’ moment.
Vensittart (1760 – 65):–
- At the time of Buxar war, he was the governor of Bengal.
Verelust (1767 – 69):
- First Anglo – mysore war.
Cartier (1769 – 72):
- Famine in Bengal (1770).
Governor general of Bengal
Warren Hastings (1772 – 85)
· Become governor of Bengal in 1772 & govt. general of Bengal in 1773 through the regulating Act. 1773.
· Established revenue board in 1772.
· Father of Judicial services in India.
· Abolished dual system of governance.
· Treaty of Banaras (1773) & Treaty of Faizabad (1775)
· Founded the Asiatic society of Bengal with William Jones in 1784 in Calcutta.
· Divide Bengal into districts & appointed collectors.
· Started Diwani & Faujdari Adalat at the district level and Sadar Diwani & nizamat adalats (appellate courts) at Calcutta.
· Redefined Hindu & Muslim Laws. A translate of the code in Sanskrit appeared in 1776 under the title of “code of Gentoo laws”.
· 1st Anglo – Maratha war (1775 – 80)
· 2nd Anglo – Mysore war (1780 – 84)
· Burke “Introduced impeachment on warren Hastings” (only gov. general)
Lord Cornwallis (1786 – 93)
· First person to codified laws in 1793.
· Created post of District Judge.
· Introduced of permanent settlement in Bengal called the father of civil services in India.
· Third Anglo – Mysore war (1790 – 92)
· समाधि(tomb) – Gazipur (only Govt. General)
Sir John Shore (1793 – 1798)
· Introduced the first charter Act.
· Follow policy of non – interfere against Mysore.
Lord Wellesley (1798 – 1805)
· Started Subsidiary Alliance system to achieve British Paramountcy in India.
· Madras Presidency was formed during his tenure.
· Established Fort Willian College at Calcutta. For civil servants training in 1800.
· 4th Anglo – Mysore war (1799)
· 2nd Anglo – Maratha war (1803 – 04)
States who signed subsidiary Alliance:-
· Hyderabad (1798), Mysore (1799), Tanjore (1799), Aradh (1801), Peshwa (1802), Bhonsle (1803), Scindhia (1804)
· Singned treaty of Basein (1802) with vajirao – II
· Called ‘Tiger of Bengal’
