[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vmh) › Marquess Cornwallis, KG # Marquess Cornwallis, KG Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of the British East India Company's Empire in India, 1786-93. Served in the American War of Independence and the campaign against the Irish rebellion. Won an abiding fame during his first Indian administration by introducing the Permanent Settlement in 1793. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1794 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vmh.c330](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vmh.c330) · Pramāṇa