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Lieutenant General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB GCH PC (14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839), known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman who served as the governor of Fort William (Bengal) from 1828 to 1834 and the first Governor-General of India from 1834 to 1835.
17. Apr. 2024 · Lord William Bentinck was a British governor-general of Bengal (1828–33) and of India (1833–35). An aristocrat who sympathized with many of the liberal ideas of his day, he made important administrative reforms in Indian government and society. He reformed the finances, opened up judicial posts to.
Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC (* 14. September 1774 in Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire; † 17. Juni 1839 in Paris) war ein britischer General und Staatsmann.
23. Apr. 2023 · In December 1829, Lord William Bentinck, the first governor general of British-ruled India, banned sati, the ancient Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
William, Lord Bentinck, (born Sept. 14, 1774, Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died June 17, 1839, Paris, France), British colonial administrator. Born to wealth and rank, he was appointed governor of Madras in 1803.
Vor 3 Tagen · A brief biography of Lord William Bentinck (1774-1839), a British army officer, diplomat, and governor-general of India. Learn about his military career, his reforms in Bengal, and his role in the first war of Indian independence.
Learn how the British Governor-General of India, Lord Bentinck, decided to prohibit the ritual of sati in 1829, based on his utilitarian views and reports from local officials and Hindu elites. Read his minute and regulation that justified and enforced the ban on sati.
