Question

why was Fort William college established in Kolkata​

Answer 1

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Fort William College was established on 18 August 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley (d. 1837), Governor General of India, in order to provide instruction in the vernacular languages of India to the civil and military officials of the East India Company (Buchanan; Roebuck). The official date of its founding was, however, announced as 4 May 1800, because that was the first anniversary of the British victory, at Seringapatam, over Tīpū Sulṭān (r. 1197–1213/1782–99) of the sultanate of Mysore. The teaching term began on 6 February 1801.