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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary (1859–1925)

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Dec 9, 2025
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“Curzon Line” proposed by Lord George Curzon in 1919 as demarcation between Poland and RSFSR; later used to describe Ukrainian ethnic territories west of modern Polish-Ukrainian border (Zakerzonnya)

The Curzon Line was first proposed on 8 December 1919 as a provisional demarcation for Poland’s eastern frontier by the Allied Supreme Council and associated with British Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon...

Jan 3, 2026

How did the partition of Bengal lead to capital changes in India?

The partition of Bengal—first in 1905 and then decisively in 1947—triggered both symbolic and practical relocations of political power: Curzon’s 1905 design elevated Dacca (Dhaka) as the administrativ...