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Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama arrives in Calicut
Vasco da Gama becomes the first person to navigate by sea from Europe to India and this is important because the Europeans had easier access to India. Eventually, trading posts were built in India’s port cities so England prospered in terms of trade. -
Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire Founded
The Mughal Empire provided the basis for which the British would build on because they improved the economy through infrastructure, expansion and trade. -
Queen Elizabeth sends Adventurers to India
Queen Elizabeth sends adventurers to India and gives them monopoly of trade between England and India. These people eventually started the British East India Company. This was important because the company these people started took control of India and enable England to prosper from the Indians. -
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Aurangzeb Assums the Throne
After he was crowned emperor, the kingdom started to decline because of the numerous internal conflicts. This was important because this turmoil allowed the British to take advantage of the confusion and take control of India. -
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Carnatic Wars
The British effectively eliminated the French from India and now had very little competition which enabled the British to gain control of India and trade without competition. -
Sirajud-Dawla Killed
The governor of Bengal, Siragajud-Dawla is killed by the British East India Company. This was vital because Siragjud-Dawla was a large obstacle in the Company’s campaign of power. -
British East India Company controls revenue
The British East India Company has obtained control of revenue systems in Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar and this made them the largest territorial power in India. They had a good basis for expansion from this large territorial power because of finances and territory. -
India Act of 1784
The Company’s headquarters in London would be run by the British government but in India, the British East India Company was still in charge. This was important because it was the start of the government taking over the East India Company and implanting their own changes. -
The Indian Enthalpy
-Bengal army soldiers revolted against their Caucasian superiors because the felt oppressed and biting something smothered with cow or pig fat offended their religions. This was important to because the British learned to have a more stable government in foreign country and they also set up a new government in India after seizing control of the British East India Company. -
British East India Company
British East India Company taken over by government.- After the government took control, positive advances like social reforms, public works and geographically unification through railways occurred. The importance of the government taking over was that it helped India flourish but it also caused racism which led India to fight for independence -
India's Independdence
-India was not under British control anymore and this was important because the Indians wanted local people to be in the government instead of foreigners and they got what they wanted.