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15 de abr. de 2024 · Wellesley, as governor of Madras (now Chennai) and governor-general of Bengal (both 1797–1805), greatly enlarged the British Empire in India and, as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1821–28, 1833–34), attempted to reconcile Protestants and Roman Catholics in a bitterly divided country.
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Lord Wellesley (as Governor-General) arrived in India in 1798, at a time when the British were engaged in a global battle with France. Lord Wellesley decided that the time had come to bring as many Indian states under British control as possible. By 1797, the two most powerful Indian powers, Mysore and the Marathas had lost ground.
Lord Wellesley (as Governor General) came to India in 1798 at a time when the British were locked in a life and death struggle with France all over the world. Lord Wellesley decided that the time was ripe for bringing as many Indian states as possible under British control.
Fort William College (also known as the College of Fort William) was an academy of oriental studies and a centre of learning, founded on 18 August 1800 by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India, located within the Fort William complex in Calcutta.
Wellesley was a member of the Board of Control for India from 1793, and in 1797 was appointed as Governor-General of Bengal. In 1799 he was created Marquess Wellesley in the Irish peerage. He remained in India until 1805, and extended British control through various wars against Indian rulers.
Lord Wellesley's transformative era in colonial India with wars, alliances, and press control. Learn about his aggressive policies and their impact on British dominance.