Impeachment of Warren Hastings
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title:
Impeachment of Warren Hastings
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The impeachment of Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of the Bengal Presidency in India, was attempted between 1787 and 1795 in the Parliament of Great Britain. Hastings was accused of misconduct during his time in Calcutta, particularly relating to mismanagement and personal corruption. The impeachment prosecution was led by Edmund Burke and became a wider debate about the role of the East India Company and the expanding empire in India. According to historian Mithi Mukherjee, the impe
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1787–1795 impeachment of the Governor-General of Bengal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Warren_Hastings
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2010-12-07T14:01:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T20:59:53Z
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