Answer: 1905
Notes: Partition of Bengal (1905): By the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, through a royal Proclamation, the partition of Bengal took place on Oct 16, 1905. The partition reduced the old province of Bengal in size by creating East Bengal and Assam out of rest of Bengal and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. The purpose was to set up a communal gulf between Hindus and Muslims.
