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Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793?

Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793? Correct Answer Lord Cornwallis

The correct answer is Lord Cornwallis.

  • Lord Cornwallis was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.

Key Points

  • Permanent Settlement is also known as Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to fix the land revenue.
  • Land revenue was the major source of income for the British in India.
  • Permanent Settlement was one such land revenue system.
  • It was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar and later it was introduced in Madras and Varanasi.
  • This system was also known as the Zamindari system.

Additional Information

Lord Cornwallis

  • He introduced Izaredari System in 1773.
  • He is known as the 'Father of Civil Services in India'.
  • He created the post of District Judges'.
  • Third Anglo-Mysore War and Treaty of Srirangapatnam.
  • First-person to codify laws in 1793.

Warren Hastings

  • First Governor-General of Bengal.
  • He abolished the dual system of administration.
  • Regulating Act of 1773 and Pitt’s India Act of 1784.
  • Rohilla war in 1774.
  • He established Supreme Court in Calcutta.
  • He founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
  • First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) ended with the Treaty of Salbai.
  • The second Anglo-Mysore war (1780-1784) ended with the Treaty of Mangalore.

Sir John Macpherson

  • Sir John Macpherson was a British administrator in India.
  • He was the acting Governor-General of Bengal from 1785 to 1786.

Sir John Shore

  • He introduced the first Charter act of 1793.
  • He was famous for his Policy of Non-intervention.
  • Battle of Kharda (1795).

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