Warren Hastings (20 gen 1773 anni – 8 feb 1785 anni)

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- First Rohilla War (1773–1774)
- The Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (1774) was established
- Formation of Supreme Council of Bengal (1774)
- Formed Amini Commission (1776)
- Founded Calcutta Madrasa (Aliah University) (1780)
- James Augustus Hicky's Bengal Gazette (first Indian newspaper published (in 1780)
- Creation of collector post
- The first Governor General to be prosecuted for impeachment
- Experimentation on land settlements
- Ended providing a pension to the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
- Abolished the Dual System in Bengal
- Moved Treasury from Murshidabad to Calcutta
- Abolished Dastak system (which was introduced by Robert Clive)
- English translation of the Bhagwat Gita by Charles Wilkins

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