Sir Ashley Eden (13 November 1831-8 July 1887) was an Anglo-Indian official and diplomatist, third son of Robert John Eden, 3rd Lord Auckland and bishop of Bath and Wells. He was educated at Rugby, Winchester and the East India Company's college at Haileybury, entering the Indian civil service in 1852. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Lord Auckland may refer to: William Eden, 1st Lord Auckland (1744-1814 George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, 2nd Lord Auckland (1784-1849) Robert John Eden, 3rd Lord Auckland, Bishop of Sodor and Man (1799-1870) William George Eden, 4th Lord Auckland (1829-1890) William Morton Eden, 5th Lord Auckland... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ... Wells is a small city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset. ... Winchester is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre. ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... Haileybury is a name used by various places and institutions: Places Haileybury, Ontario in Canada Institutions Haileybury and Imperial Service College, a coeducational English public school Lambrook Haileybury junior school at Winkfield Row, Bracknell, Berks. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1855 he gained distinction as assistant to the special commissioner for the suppression of the Santal rising, and in 1860 was appointed secretary to the Bengal government with an ex officio seat on the legislative council, a position he held for eleven years. In 1861 he negotiated, as political agent, a treaty with the raja of Sikkim. His success led to his being sent on a similar mission to Bhutan in 1863; but, being unaccompanied by any armed force, his demands were rejected and he was forced under circumstances of personal insult to come to an arrangement highly favorable to the Bhutias. The result was the repudiation of the treaty by the Indian government and the declaration of war against Bhutan. Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... A Raja (sometimes spelled Rajah) is a king, or princely ruler from the Kshatriya lineages. ... Sikkim (Hindi: सिक्किम) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ...

In 1871 Eden became the first civilian governor of British Burma, which post he held until his appointment in 1877 as lieutenant-governor of Bengal. In 1878 he was made a K.C.S.I., and in 1882 resigned the lieutenant-governorship and returned to England on his appointment to the council of the secretary of state for India, of which he remained a member until his death. The success of his administration of Bengal was attested by the statue erected in his honor at Calcutta after his retirement. The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Victoria in 1861. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.