Eastern Bengal and Assam
| Eastern Bengal and Assam | |||||||||||||
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| Province of British India | |||||||||||||
| 1905–1912 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1907, bordered by Bengal, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Tibet | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Dacca | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| Lieutenant-Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1905–1906 | Sir Bampfylde Fuller | ||||||||||||
• 1911–1912 | Sir Charles Stuart Bayley | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||||||
| 16 October 1905 | |||||||||||||
| 21 March 1912 | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Bangladesh India | ||||||||||||
Eastern Bengal and Assam was a province of British India between 1905 and 1912. Headquartered in the city of Dacca, it covered territories in what are now Bangladesh, Northeast India and Northern West Bengal.