prepare a timeline for the chapter from trade to Territory
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1600
English East India company comes to India
1651
The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli.
The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli.
Period: 1700 to 1800
CONFLICT BETWEEN EIC AND BENGAL
The conflict between the Company and the nawabs of Bengal intensified. After the death of Aurangzeb, the Bengal nawabs asserted their power and autonomy. Murshid Quli Khan was followed by Alivardi Khan and then Sirajuddaulah as the Nawab of Bengal. Each one of them was a strong ruler. They refused to grant the Company concessions, demanded large tributes for the Company’s right to trade, denied it any right to mint coins, and stopped it from extending its fortifications.
1756
The Battle of Plassey
1757
DEFEAT OF SIRAJ-UD-DAULAH
Period: 1757 to 1857
ANNEXATION OF INDIAN STATES BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Period: 1761 to 1799
Haidar Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.
1764
BATTLE OF BUKSAR
When Mir Jafar protested, the Company deposed him and installed Mir Qasim in his place. When Mir Qasim complained, he in turn was defeated in a battle fought at Buxar (1764), driven out of Bengal, and Mir Jafar was reinstalled. The Nawab had to pay Rs 500,000 every month but the Company wanted more money to finance its wars, and meet the demands of trade and its other expenses.
1764
Company officials become “nabobs”
Robert Clive was appointed Governor of Bengal in 1764, he was asked to remove corruption in Company administration.
1765
MIR JAFAR DIED AND COMPANY GOT DIWAN
Mir Jafar died in 1765 the mood of the Company had changed. Having failed to work with puppet nawabs, Clive declared: “We must indeed become nawabs ourselves.”
Finally, in 1765 the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal. The Diwani allowed the Company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.
1767
The Battle of Plassey
After negotiations failed, the Nawab marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at Kassimbazar, captured the Company officials, locked the warehouse, disarmed all Englishmen, and blockaded English ships. Then he marched to Calcutta to establish control over the Company’s fort there.On hearing the news of the fall of Calcutta, Company officials in Madras sent forces under the command of Robert Clive, reinforced by naval fleets. Prolonged negotiations with the Nawab followed in 1757.
Period: 1767 to 1799
4 wars between Tipu And EIC
Four wars were fought with Mysore (1767-69, 1780-84, 1790-92 and 1799). Only in the last – the Battle of Seringapatam – did the Company ultimately win a victory. Tipu Sultan was killed defending his capital Seringapatam, Mysore was placed under the former ruling dynasty of the Wodeyars and a subsidiary alliance was imposed on the state.
1772
ROBERT CLIVE CROSS-EXAMINED
Robert Clive was cross-examined in 1772 by the British Parliament which was suspicious of his vast wealth.
1772
NEW SYSTEM OF JUSTICE
From 1772 a new system of justice was established. Each district was to have two courts – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat). Maulvis and Hindu pandits interpreted Indian laws for the European district collectors who presided over civil courts. The criminal courts were still under a qazi and a mufti but under the supervision of the collectors.
Period: 1773 to 1785
WARREN HASTINGS
Warren Hastings (Governor-General) was one of important figures who played a significant role in the expansi
The Doctrine of Lapse
The final wave of annexations occurred under Lord Dalhousie. He introduced Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a "MALE HEIR" his kingdom would lapse. Kingdoms were annexed: Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).Finally, in 1856, the Company also took over Awadh. This time the British had an added argument, they said they took over Awadh in order to free the people from the “misgovernment” of the Nawab!
1857
1857 REVOLT
Enraged by the humiliating way in which the Nawab was deposed, the people of Awadh joined the great revolt that broke out in 1857.
1857
The East India Company Was Transformed From A Trading Company To A Territorial Colonial Power.
By 1857 the Company came to exercise direct rule over about 63 per cent of the territory and 78 per cent of the population of the Indian subcontinent. Combined with its indirect influence on the remaining territory and population of the country, the East India Company had virtually the whole of India under its control.
1600
English East India company comes to India
1651
The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli.
The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli.
Period: 1700 to 1800
CONFLICT BETWEEN EIC AND BENGAL
The conflict between the Company and the nawabs of Bengal intensified. After the death of Aurangzeb, the Bengal nawabs asserted their power and autonomy. Murshid Quli Khan was followed by Alivardi Khan and then Sirajuddaulah as the Nawab of Bengal. Each one of them was a strong ruler. They refused to grant the Company concessions, demanded large tributes for the Company’s right to trade, denied it any right to mint coins, and stopped it from extending its fortifications.
1756
The Battle of Plassey
1757
DEFEAT OF SIRAJ-UD-DAULAH
Period: 1757 to 1857
ANNEXATION OF INDIAN STATES BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Period: 1761 to 1799
Haidar Ali and his son Tipu Sultan.
1764
BATTLE OF BUKSAR
When Mir Jafar protested, the Company deposed him and installed Mir Qasim in his place. When Mir Qasim complained, he in turn was defeated in a battle fought at Buxar (1764), driven out of Bengal, and Mir Jafar was reinstalled. The Nawab had to pay Rs 500,000 every month but the Company wanted more money to finance its wars, and meet the demands of trade and its other expenses.
1764
Company officials become “nabobs”
Robert Clive was appointed Governor of Bengal in 1764, he was asked to remove corruption in Company administration.
1765
MIR JAFAR DIED AND COMPANY GOT DIWAN
Mir Jafar died in 1765 the mood of the Company had changed. Having failed to work with puppet nawabs, Clive declared: “We must indeed become nawabs ourselves.”
Finally, in 1765 the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal. The Diwani allowed the Company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.
1767
The Battle of Plassey
After negotiations failed, the Nawab marched with 30,000 soldiers to the English factory at Kassimbazar, captured the Company officials, locked the warehouse, disarmed all Englishmen, and blockaded English ships. Then he marched to Calcutta to establish control over the Company’s fort there.On hearing the news of the fall of Calcutta, Company officials in Madras sent forces under the command of Robert Clive, reinforced by naval fleets. Prolonged negotiations with the Nawab followed in 1757.
Period: 1767 to 1799
4 wars between Tipu And EIC
Four wars were fought with Mysore (1767-69, 1780-84, 1790-92 and 1799). Only in the last – the Battle of Seringapatam – did the Company ultimately win a victory. Tipu Sultan was killed defending his capital Seringapatam, Mysore was placed under the former ruling dynasty of the Wodeyars and a subsidiary alliance was imposed on the state.
1772
ROBERT CLIVE CROSS-EXAMINED
Robert Clive was cross-examined in 1772 by the British Parliament which was suspicious of his vast wealth.
1772
NEW SYSTEM OF JUSTICE
From 1772 a new system of justice was established. Each district was to have two courts – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat). Maulvis and Hindu pandits interpreted Indian laws for the European district collectors who presided over civil courts. The criminal courts were still under a qazi and a mufti but under the supervision of the collectors.
Period: 1773 to 1785
WARREN HASTINGS
Warren Hastings (Governor-General) was one of important figures who played a significant role in the expansi
The Doctrine of Lapse
The final wave of annexations occurred under Lord Dalhousie. He introduced Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a "MALE HEIR" his kingdom would lapse. Kingdoms were annexed: Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).Finally, in 1856, the Company also took over Awadh. This time the British had an added argument, they said they took over Awadh in order to free the people from the “misgovernment” of the Nawab!
1857
1857 REVOLT
Enraged by the humiliating way in which the Nawab was deposed, the people of Awadh joined the great revolt that broke out in 1857.
1857
The East India Company Was Transformed From A Trading Company To A Territorial Colonial Power.
By 1857 the Company came to exercise direct rule over about 63 per cent of the territory and 78 per cent of the population of the Indian subcontinent. Combined with its indirect influence on the remaining territory and population of the country, the East India Company had virtually the whole of India under its control.