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Warren Hastings was the Governor-General from 1773 to 1785 and played a significant role in the expansion of Company ______.
power
By his time, the Company had acquired power not only in Bengal, but also in Bombay and ______.
Madras
British territories were broadly divided into administrative units called ______.
Presidencies
There were three Presidencies in British territories: Bengal, Madras, and ______.
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Each Presidency was ruled by a ______.
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The supreme head of the administration was the ______.
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Warren Hastings introduced several administrative reforms, notably in the sphere of ______.
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From 1772, a new system of justice was established with two courts in each district – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani ______).
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Maulvis and Hindu pandits interpreted Indian laws for the European district collectors who presided over ______ courts.
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Qazi was a judge and Mufti was a jurist of the Muslim community responsible for expounding the ______ that the qazi would administer.
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