Bengal Presidency, British India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bengal_Presidency,_British_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:district
gptkbp:abolished 1947
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:British_Crown
gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:area 531,993 km² (at its greatest extent)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Calcutta
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Bengal_Presidency
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Indian_rupee
gptkbp:dissolved 1947
gptkbp:established 1765
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_British_India
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_Bengal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bengal Presidency, British India
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Urdu
gptkb:Oriya
English
Assamese
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Independence_of_India_(1947)
gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Reunification_of_Bengal_(1911)
gptkb:Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population over 80 million (early 20th century)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bengal_Subah
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Assam
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Orissa
parts of Bangladesh
parts of Chhattisgarh
parts of Jharkhand
parts of Uttar Pradesh
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Assam
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkb:Orissa
gptkb:East_Bengal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Beveridge
gptkb:K._C._Neogy
gptkb:Sukumar_Sen
gptkb:Maulana_Hussain_Ahmed_Madani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5