Colonization of India- Unique By Charity H. 1498 he first direct sea trade route from Europe to Asia 1600 Queen Anne 1 granted a royal charter to some London merchants to have sole ownership of trade with the East Indies. 1608 British East India Company established its first factory post in Masulipatnam on the Andhra Coast of the Bay of Bengal. 1670 The EIC was on a mission to expand faster and more efficiently, which led to the company receiving freedom to act as a free entity 1754 The EIC to wage war on the states in the Indian region including Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab (governor) of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey 1766 EIC fought the Mughal emperor and the Nawab of Oudh to gain control of Bihar and Oudh 1857 Direct control of the territories previously captured by the EIC by the British crown. 1858 Government of India Act transferred full governing authority from the EIC to the British government 1876 Queen Victoria of the British Empire was named empress of India. 1930 Salt March 1945 The end 1947 British rulers were being challenged left and right by their ruled peoples.