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Period: 1498 to
The route
The first direct Sea route was from Europe to Asia. when vasco ge gama of portugual reached the porth of the southwestern coast of India. -
Queen Anne 1
Queen Anne 1 granted a royal charter to some London merchants to have sole ownership of trade with the East indies. -
Factory post
The British east india company develpoed it's first factort post in Masulipatnem on the Andhra Coast of the Bay of bengal. -
Free entity act
The free entity act allowed the EIC freedom as they were trying to grow and expand. -
The battle of plassey
The EIC started war on the states in the Indian region including Siraj ud-Daulah, the govenor of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey. -
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Expansion
For the rest of the 18th century, the EIC expanded south taking control over the Madras and Carnatic regions while having alliances with rulers and military campaigns. The company started adding Indian soilders into their army. -
Bihar and Oudh
the EIC fought the Mughal emperor and the Nawab of Oudh to gain control of Bihar and Oudh. -
The sepoy mutiny
Territories captured by the EIC got direct control by the British Crown. -
The Government of India Act
The Government of India Act transferred full governing authority from the EIC to the British government. -
Queen victoria
Queen Victoria of the British Empire was named empress of India. -
The End
around the end or WW1 the British were ready to give up rule in India which led to Indian independence and the partition of the ruled area into two separate nations- Pakistan and India. -
The Salt March
The salt March was a protest of nonvionlent civil disobidience led by Gandhi. They were protesting the British monopoly on salt.