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1498
Sea Trade Route
vasco da gama from portugal found a new way to trade directly from europe to asia by sailing to calicut, a port city in southwestern india. -
Queen Anne I
queen anne 1 gave special permission to london business people to control all trade with the east indies -
The British East India Company
the british east india company starts its first trading post in masulipatnam on the coast of andhra pradesh, by the bay of bengal, which is the start of britain being in india -
King Charles II
king charles ii gives the british east india company the freedom to do a lot of things on its own. this includes taking over new lands, making its own money, having its own army, making peace, starting wars, and being in charge of laws in the lands it takes over -
The battle of Plassey
the battle of plassey happened when the british east india company beat siraj ud-daulah, the leader of bengal. this made the british company the boss in that area -
The BEIC
the British East India Company fights the Mughal emperor and the Nawab of Oudh to gain control of Bihar and Oudh -
The BEIC expands
for the rest of the 18th century, the British East India Company expands southward, taking control over the Madras and Carnatic regions through alliances with local rulers and military campaigns -
the sepoy mutiny
the sepoy mutiny, or indian rebellion of 1857, happened because indian soldiers in the british east india company's army were upset about religious and cultural issues -
the british crown
the british government takes over the areas that used to be run by a company called the british east india company. this creates what's called the british raj. the government of india act moves all the power from the british east india company to the british government -
queen victoria
queen Victoria of the British Empire is now named the "empress of India", further solidifying british control over the region -
the salt march
the salt march, a nonviolent protest led by Gandhi, occurs, challenging brtish rule and monopoly on salt -
india gains independence
India gains independence from British rule, leading to the partition of the region into two separate nations, India and Pakistan.