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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bank of Bengal canonical 4
Bank of Bombay 2
Bank of Madras 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial bank
presidency bank
client British colonial administration in India
Government of Bengal Presidency
country British India
currencyHandled Indian rupee
headquartersLocation Calcutta
historicalEra colonial India
historicalRole early issuer of paper currency in India
industry banking
location Calcutta
mergedInto Imperial Bank of India
mergerPartner Bank of Bombay
Bank of Madras
notableFor being among the earliest joint-stock banks in India
oneOf three original presidency banks of British India
operatedUnder British East India Company
British Raj
linked to: British India
operationalScope presidency-level bank
predecessorOf Imperial Bank of India
State Bank of India
regionServed Bengal Presidency
serviceType commercial banking
government banking
note issuance
significance key precursor to modern Indian commercial banking
sisterBank Bank of Bombay
Bank of Madras
successor Imperial Bank of India
ultimateSuccessor State Bank of India

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Bank of India predecessor Bank of Bengal
Imperial Bank of India predecessor Bank of Bombay
linked to: Bank of Bengal
Imperial Bank of India predecessor Bank of Madras
linked to: Bank of Bengal
Imperial Bank of India formedByMergerOf Bank of Bombay
linked to: Bank of Bengal
Bank of Madras sisterBank Bank of Bengal
Bank of Madras amalgamatedWith Bank of Bengal