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Fort William College.
college started for Colonial administrators in India
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About Fort William College
Fort William College was an academy of oriental studies and a centre of learning, founded on 18 August 1800 by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India, located within the Fort William complex in Calcutta. Wellesley started the Fort William College with the original intention that it would serve as a training ground for future European administrators. He backdated the statute of foundation to 4 May 1800, to commemorate the first anniversary of his victory over Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. Numerous books were translated from Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu into English at this institution.
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- July 10, 1800