1600-1857

By Lakshya Gupta
  • Charter

    Charter

    East India Company acquired a charter from Queen Elizabeth I allowing to trade with East

  • Trade Began

    The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hooghly in 1651
  • Farman

    Farman

    The Company issued a Farman from Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb the right to trade duty-free

  • Battle Of Plassey

  • Period: to

    Annexation of Indian States

  • Mir Qasim

    Mir Qasim was made the nawab after The Company deposed him

  • Battle Of Buxar

    Between Mir Qasim and East India Company

  • Mir Jafar died

  • "Nabobs"

    Company Officials became Nawabs of Bengal and named themselves Nabobs
  • Period: to

    Anglo-Mysore Wars

    Four wars fought between The Company and Mysore

  • Robert Clive Committed Suicide

  • Tipu Sultan

    Tipu Sultan stopped the export of Sandalwood, Cardamom and Pepper

  • Battle of Seringapatam

    Tipu Sultan died defending his capital

  • New Policy Of Paramountcy

  • Rani Channamma was arrested

  • Period: to

    War Between AFG and EIC

  • Doctrine Of Lapse was Devised

    The Doctrine declared that if an Indian Ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would "lapse", that is, become part of Company territory

  • Satara was Annexed

  • Punjab was Annexed

  • Sambhalpur was Annexed

  • Udaipur was annexed

  • Nagpur was annexed

  • Jhansi was Annexed

  • Company took over Awadh

  • The Great Revolt