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BOOK REVIEW British Rule in Bengal P.J. Marshall, Bengal: The British Bridgehead, Eastern India 1740-1828, The New Cambridge History of India, Vol. II. 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987. P.J. Marshall's book contains a comprehensive discussion of the major historical themes and debates surrounding the question of
Sep 7, 2023 · Bengal is the largest delta of the world where villages occupy an important position as human settlement. Historians and social scientists have explored different aspects of urban life in the history of Bengal. But villages remain almost out of their focus. European scholars began research on Bengal villages at the beginning of the colonial rule.
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The book titled 'A Comprehensive History of Modern Bengal 1700 - 1950' edited by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, focuses on the history of Bengal between the 18th and the 20th centuries. The book contains different articles by various authors on personalities as well as the historical incidents that helped shape modern Bengal. dc.date.issued: 2020
This document discusses the history of rulers in Bengal prior to Bangladesh's independence in 1971. It notes that Bengal lost independence in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey, when the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal. For over 200 years, Bengal was ruled by British colonial powers and later West Pakistan. The document argues that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as ...
A very severe famine struck Bengal in 1769-1770. A third of the population perished due to starvation and the accompanying pestilence. It took Bengal another forty year to recover from the catastrophe. 3. Describe how the administration was reformed and reorganized in Bengal during the rule of East India Company.
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A footnote on the last word of this sentence (Bengal) says, ‘A very few month’s after Meer Jaffier’s accession, he was nick-named by one of the wits of the court, “colonel Clive’s ass”, and retained the title till his death’.14 The next book on the broad pattern of Charles Stewart’s History of Bengal, but more articulate and accurate in presentation of the facts and wider use ...
