Lord William Bentinck arrives at Calcutta (now…

July 1828 CE

Lord William Bentinck arrives at Calcutta (now Kolkata) to begin his administration as the new Governor-General of India, on behalf of King George IV of the United Kingdom, on July 4, 1828.

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Calcutta > Kolkata West Bengal India View →

People
George IV of the United Kingdom View → Lord William Bentinck View →

Groups
East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies) View → India, East India Company rule in View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

Subjects
Law View → Government View →

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