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East India Company formed by the British
The original purpose of the company was for spice trading in East India. -
EIC aquires first territory in Bombay, India
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Period: to
Anglo-French Rivalry in India
-rivalry had brewed between England and France for economic power and control in India
-[FIRST CARNATIC WAR: 1746-1748]
+ caused by the fallout of the Austrian war, where England and France opposed sides
+ England won
+ rivalry still brewed between England and France
-[NEXT TWO WARS, ENGLAND HAD WON.]
+ victories were due to:
= great Navy by the British
= English government's ambition for taking India
= French general had little co-op with FR government -
General Joseph François Dupleix
(1 January 1697 - 10 November 1763)
-General of the French-India army.
-Defeated by British in rivalry over India -
Indian Territory Taken by EIC by this time
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End of EIC rule in India
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British Crown Rule established by India -- Beginning of the English Raj
-End of century-long EIC rule -
Queen Victoria of England, Empress of India
May 1819 - January 1901
-When India was integrated into England, she was ruling -
World War I Starts
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End of British Raj
The map is all territories just before the end of the raj. -
Mahatma Ghandi
October 1869 - January 1948
-Known for establishing nonviolent protesting
-Led India in gaining independence without violence
