# Warren Hastings — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [October 12, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/warren-hastings-whe-definition-discussion/1068 "2022-10-12T15:54:46Z")\
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Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was appointed the Governor of Bengal by the British East India Company (EIC) in 1772 and became its first Governor-General in India from 1774 to 1785. Under his tenure, the EIC ruthlessly expanded its territory both in terms of conquest and through treaties of alliance with Indian princely states.

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**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/warren-hastings-whe-definition-discussion/1068/2 "2026-07-28T18:25:51Z")

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