The initial acquisition of India under the British East India Company and the ongoing domination under the British Raj of a population many times the size of the occupying force proved to be a ...

1757 was a turning point for the East India Company for three main reasons: The Battle of Plassey was fought and Siraj ud-Daulah, who preferred the French to the British, was defeated. Competition ...

After the success of his business, he became a crucial financier for the British East India Company. Moreover, historical ...

After the victory in the Battle of Plassey, the British established their suzerainty in India. After this, in 1858, the rule of East India Company made way for Queen Victoria. On August 15 ...

British Library; India’s struggle for Independence 1857 -1947 Ed. Bipan Chandra / Penguin; BBC History; The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company William Dalrymple / Bloomsbury ...

The British East India Company and Resource Extraction The arrival of the British East India Company in the early 1600s marked the beginning of systematic exploitation. The Battle of Plassey in ...

The rise of the East India Company, which was the primary agent of British control in India, marked the end of the subcontinent’s dominant coffee culture. Britain’s penchant for tea began in ...

and helped in the British capture of Delhi, an event which catapulted the East India Company into the role of paramount power in southern Asia - and the world, according to Mr Pinch. "The more one ...

While bonds on stamp papers executed by the British govt are found in large numbers, that of the East India company is rare, Narayanamoorthy said. We also published the following articles recently ...

Khichdi has since spread globally, but it first captured English hearts when it made its way onto the tables of East India Company staff ... “The British enjoyed eggs for breakfast and fish ...