When did the British introduce Bengali in the schools and courts as official language of the s...........

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When did the British introduce Bengali in the schools and courts as official language of the state Assam?

1826

1836

1857

1860

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Explanation:

The British officially imposed the Bengali language in the courts and schools of Assam in 1836. As a result the Assamese were deprived of the prestige owed to their rich indigenous language
and the Bengali became the administrative language in law courts and in the schools of Assam.