1 History & Culture · 1.5.3 Swadeshi to Home Rule 1905–1919

1.5.3.1 Partition of Bengal 1905

Lord Curzon split the huge Bengal Presidency in 1905 on the plea of administrative convenience, but the aim was to weaken Bengali nationalism, and the protest created the Swadeshi movement.

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  • Curzon
  • partition of Bengal
  • Eastern Bengal and Assam
  • Dacca
  • Risley
  • 16 October 1905
  • annulment 1911
  • Delhi Durbar

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