Explain about the Presidencies of British India
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By the mid-18th century three Presidency towns: Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. During the period of Company rule in India, 1757–1858, the Company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "Presidencies".
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- The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in India. Collectively, they have been called British India.
- By the mid-18th century three Presidency towns: Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size.
- During the period of Company rule in India, 1757–1858, the Company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "Presidencies".
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