Partition of Bengal 1905

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The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative reorganization
historical event
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal Presidency
chronology followed by Delhi Durbar of 1911
preceded by consolidation of Bengal Presidency under British rule
country British India
describedBySource British colonial administrative records
Indian nationalist historiography
endTime 1911
followedBy annulment of Bengal partition 1911
shift of British Indian capital from Calcutta to New Delhi
hasCause British colonial policy of divide and rule
administrative reorganization of Bengal Presidency
hasEffect annulment of the partition in 1911
creation of Swadeshi enterprises
emergence of revolutionary nationalist groups in Bengal
galvanization of Indian independence movement
growth of Indian National Congress influence in Bengal
mass political mobilization in eastern India
strengthening of Hindu–Muslim political divisions
implementedBy British colonial government in India
linked to: British India

Viceroy of India Lord Curzon
linked to: Viceroy of India
influenced development of mass politics in colonial India
formation of Muslim-majority province Eastern Bengal and Assam
later partition of India in 1947
location Bengal
present-day Bangladesh
present-day West Bengal, India
motive to improve administrative efficiency of a large province
to weaken politically active Bengali Hindu elite
opposedBy Bengali Hindu middle class
Indian National Congress
Indian nationalist leaders
partOf British rule in India
pointInTime 1905
politicalContext emergence of Swadeshi and boycott as political tactics
rise of Indian nationalism in early 20th century
religiousContext Hindu–Muslim communal politics in Bengal
result administrative separation of largely Muslim eastern districts from western districts
creation of province of Eastern Bengal and Assam
reduction of size of western Bengal province
significantEvent Swadeshi movement
anti-partition agitation
boycott of British goods in India
rise of Indian nationalism in Bengal
significantPerson Aurobindo Ghose
linked to: Sri Aurobindo

Lord Curzon
Rabindranath Tagore
Surendranath Banerjee
startTime 1905-10-16

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British India notableEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Indian independence movement significantEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Bengal underwentEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Bengal underwentEvent Reunification of Bengal 1911
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Surendranath Banerjee opposed Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Swadeshi movement hasCause Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Bengal Presidency significantEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Indian nationalism hasKeyEvent Partition of Bengal 1905
Lal-Bal-Pal trio influencedBy Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Bande Mataram (editorials) influencedBy Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
East Bengal and Assam createdBy Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
East Bengal and Assam politicalControversy Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Annulment of Partition of Bengal 1911 follows Partition of Bengal 1905
Bengali people historicalRegion Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Partition of Bengal 1947 differentFrom Partition of Bengal 1905
Bengali nationalism historicalContext Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India eventAffects Partition of Bengal (1905)
linked to: Partition of Bengal 1905
British policies in India associatedWith Partition of Bengal 1905