alleryStart learning →Under whom did the Company take over Bengal's revenue collection directly in 1772?
ARobert Clive
BLord Wellesley
CWarren Hastings
DLord Dalhousie
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings brought revenue collection directly under the Company in 1772.
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