Read this article to learn about problems faced by Lord Moira or Lord Moira or Lord Hastings (1813-1823). Nepal War (1814-1816): Expansion of the Gurkha dominions over Newar kingdom by Gurkha King Prithvinarayan and his gradual conquest of whole of Nepal by 1768 had brought the borders of Nepal near to the dominions of the Nawab of Oudh. In 1801 [...]
Read this article to learn about the impeachment and estimate of Warren Hastings. Impeachment of Warren Hastings: Towards the end of Indian career of Warren Hastings, there began a good deal of criticism in England of his high-handedness in administration. In 1782 Lord Malville Dundas moved a resolution in the Parliament for the recall of Warren Hastings, Sir Elijah Impey, [...]
Read this article to learn about the role of Warren Hastings as the Governor of Bengal. Warren Hastings: Warren Hastings came as Governor of Bengal in 1772 at the age of forty when he had been already two years in India. He had risen regularly up the rungs of the civilian ladder from the position of a writer, the lowest [...]