Question

How and when the British east India company came to India​

Answer 1

Answer:

The British acquired Charter from Queen Elizabeth in 1600 and came to trade in India in the start of 17th century.

Answer 2

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Britain first came to India in the form of the English (later British) East India Company. The earliest known English settlement is recorded as being established c.1612. Charles II’s marriage to Catherine of Braganza meant that the English acquired Bombay (1668) and established several more trading stations. Initially, the trading stations were held on a lease from native rulers acting on behalf of the Mughal emperor. This meant that the English acquisitions only gave them the right to trade in India; the Crown did not own the land directly. Additionally, the English weren’t that focussed on the Indian subcontinent. Around 1700 merchants began redirecting their attention back towards India from the East Indies. From the East Indies, England imported valuable spices and it was hoped that trade with India would increase the amount of exotic (literally, for the

time) goods exported to England.

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