When was Lord Curzon partition Bengal? Why?

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905. The partition was primarily motivated by administrative reasons, as Bengal was a large province with a population of over 80 million people. The British government believed that dividing Bengal into two separate provinces, East Bengal and West Bengal, would make it easier to govern and administer the region. However, the partition was also seen as a political move to weaken the growing nationalist movement in Bengal, as it aimed to divide the Hindu and Muslim populations and create religious tensions. The decision was met with widespread protests and opposition from the Indian National Congress and other nationalist groups, eventually leading to the annulment of the partition in 1911.