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Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was occupied by European colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices.
5 apr 2022 · British colonialism in India. Part of History The British Empire. Key points. From 1757, Britain increased its control of India through the. East India Company. . From 1858 onwards,...
British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent following the uprising of 1857 and the abolition of the East India Company’s role in managing the region. It was instituted with the Government of India Act of 1858 and lasted until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
28 mar 2021 · Il colonialismo inglese in India. Il Delhi Durbar del 1911, evento di densa spettacolarità e significato che si tenne al Coronation Park di Delhi in India, fu, almeno nell’immaginario collettivo, il momento più alto del colonialismo inglese. Un tripudio di fasto e folklore accompagnò l’incoronazione imperiale dei reali del ...
British Raj. This article is about the rule of India by the British Crown from 1858 to 1947. For the rule of the East India Company from 1757 to 1858, see Company rule in India. For British directly-ruled administrative divisions in India, see Presidencies and provinces of British India.
The British, 1600–1740. The English venture to India was entrusted to the (English) East India Company, which received its monopoly rights of trade in 1600. The company included a group of London merchants attracted by Eastern prospects, not comparable to the national character of the Dutch company.
The period 1700 to 1900 saw the beginnings, and the development, of the British Empire in India. Empire was not planned, at least not in the early stages. In a sense, it just happened. The first British in India came for trade, not territory; they were businessmen, not conquerors.
