Question

British territiories were broadly divided into administrative units called presidencies . explain

Answer 1

Answer:

British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called Presidencies. A new system of justice was established in 1772; each district was to have two courts - a criminal court - faujdari adalat, and a civil court - diwani adalat.

Answer 2

British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called presidencies. There were 3 presidencies Bombay, Madras, and Bengal

Explanation:

• Each of this presidency was ruled/managed by a Governor. However the Governor General was the supreme head of the administration and management
• The Madras Presidency of Fort St. George, established in 1640 was an administrative sub-division of British India. It extended in the middle-to-late eighteenth century Anglo-Mysore Wars and Carnatic wars.The presidency comprised most of southern India, which included the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and parts of Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Telangana, and Lakshadweep.
• The Bombay Presidency, established in 1687 was created when the city of Bombay was leased to the East India Company (EIC) by a Royal Charter from the England King, Charles II. It extended after the Anglo-Maratha Wars.The presidency the presidency  comprised the Konkan, Pune and Nashik divisions, Anand, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bharuch, Panchmahal, Surat, and Kheda districts;  Belagavi, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Uttara Kannada, and Bijapur districts ; the Sindh province; the Aden Colony and the Khuriya Muriya Islands.
• The Bengal Presidency, established in 1690, with its capital at Calcutta, emerged from trading posts that was set-up during the Mughal Bengal reign of Emperor Jahangir. It extended after the Buxar battle(1764) and Plassey battles (1757) and after the 2nd & 3rd Anglo-Maratha Wars. It covered parts of South-east Asia and South Asia. Bengal also covered the ethnolinguistic Bengal region.