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English venture to India
The East India Company is formed and received the rights to trade. -
British in India
The first British ships land in India at Surat, Gujarat -
First trading post
The British establish their first trading post/ factory in Machilipatnam
(Andhra Pradesh) on Coromandel
Coast on Bay of Bengal -
First battle won in India
The EIC deafeats the Portuguese in the battle of Swally and establishes a trading post -
Commercial Treaty
Sir Thomas Roe signed a treaty with Jahangir in exchange for luxury goods from Europe and protection against the Portuguese. -
Surat, Gujarat
The trading post in Surat, Gujarat becomes the EIC's chief establishment. -
Moving Headquarters
The EIC move their chief establishment from Surat to Bombay -
Robert Clive
Clive defeats the Nawab of Arcot and his french allies in south India -
Battle of Plassey
Robert Clive defeats the Nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey and the EIC takes control of Bengal. -
EIC Defeated
Tipu Sultan defeats the EIC army at the battle of Pollilur. -
EIC Gets Revenge
Tipu Sultan gets defeated in his own capital by the EIC -
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Anglo-Maratha War
British defeated the Marathas in the third Anglo-Maratha War, marking the end to the empire; most of India is now in British control. -
Thomas Macaulay
Thomas's education system replaces the traditional one; English becomes the official language of the government -
Indentured Labor
British government formalizes system of Indian indentured labor. -
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First Anglo-Sikh War
British defeated the Sikhs and gained much land in the Punjab and all of Kashmir -
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Second Anglo-Sikh War
British defeat the Sikhs and take the remainder of Punjab and NW frontier. -
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Sepoy Mutiny
India's first war of independence -
Dissolving
The East India Company dissolves -
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria assumes title of "Empress of India". -
National Congress
First Indian National Congress meets in Bombay