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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 · Key points. From 1757, Britain increased its control of India through the. East India Company. . From 1858 onwards, the British government directly ruled India, and it became known as the...
2 giorni fa · India - Colonialism, Mughal Empire, Trade: 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.
3 set 2024 · 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.
3 mar 2011 · In 1858, British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century of control by the East India Company. The life and death struggle that preceded this formalisation of British control...
Introduction. Power and Preachers comprises 6 diverse primary source collections which detail the political, economic, and spiritual realities of British colonial rule in India. The featured collections include records from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, from the establishment of the East India Company and the India Act to the emergence of ...
The origins of British India are discussed in the context of the changing economic and political conditions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. With reference to the most consequential political events, attention falls mainly on the first two of the three periods, that is, on 1765–1813.
