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1498
First direct sea trade route
From Europe to Asia. -
The decline of the region
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East India Company established first factory post
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Company received freedom to act as a free entity
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Area was 25% of industrial production
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Mughal Empire Peak
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Battle of Plassey
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EIC fought Mughal emperor and Nawab of Oudh
To gain control of Bihar and Oudh. -
The Sepoy Mutiny
led to the direct control of the territories previously captured by the EIC and British crown. -
Government of India act transferred full governing authority
From the EIC to the British government. -
Queen Victoria was named empress of India
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Period: to
The British rulers were being challenged
They were being challenged by their ruled peoples. -
Salt March
Nonviolent show of civil disobedience led by Gandhi. -
British were ready to give up rule in India.
This led to Indian independence and the partition of the rule area into two separate nations (Pakistan and India).