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British During the 17th Century the East India was divided into Company’s major trading centres were based upon ‘factories’ at* [[Fort William]] at [[Calcutta]] in [[Bengal]] (established in 1690)* [[Fort St George]] on the Coromandel Coast (established 1640)* [[Bombay]] on the northern Malabar Coast (given by King Charles II in 1668) These three locations developed to become the centres of Military and Political control as the Company’s influence grew during the 18th and 19th centuries and they became known as the three Presidenciesof:
Administrative areas of India in the 1930s
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*[[BombayBengal]], – which covered the west included Burma and north of the countryStraits Settlements (Penang, including what is now [[Pakistan]]Malacca and Singapore)*[[Bengal]], which covered the east of the country and included Burma and what is now [[BangladeshMadras]] *[[MadrasBombay]], – which covered the southern portion of India included Aden
Additionally, two other presidencies were established and subsequently disbanded:* Bencoolen - at Fort Marlborough in Sumatra (1759-1803)* Agra (1834-1843) The main cities boundaries between the presidencies varied from time to time but their positions at the time of the Presidencies were [[BombayIndian Mutiny]]are shown here Following the establishment of the Raj in 1858, [[Calcutta]] major changes took place; * Berar, Saugor & Nerbudda and [[Orissa passed from Madras]]to Bengal in 1861* Baluchistan was acquired by Bengal in By the 1930's, when India was approaching Independence, respectively.the map of India had become as shown here
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