the british east india company took over india in 1608.
the british east india company took over india in 1608.
when did the british east india company take over india?
1608
trade was established between tudor england and mughal india in 1600 when elizabeth i granted the newly formed east india company a royal charter by sending precious gifts to the mughal court of emperor akbar the great. during the time of mughal emperor aurangzeb in 1707, india was a leading manufacturing country in the world in the early 18th century. it had 25 percent share of the world's gdp, by the time british left the country its gdp was near 4%. during 18th century, the east india company began to gain greater influence in india. the battle of plassey in 1757 led to the conquest of bengal while by 1857, following various treaties and wars with indian kingdoms (such as the anglo-mysore wars with tipu sultan, the anglo-maratha wars and the anglo-sikh wars), the east india company controlled most of the indian subcontinent. following the indian mutiny of 1857, where indian sepoys rebelled against their british officers, the east india company was dissolved the following year. the assets of the british east india company became so huge that the british government decided to step in. india served as the main base for the british empire's expansion across asia and would remain the empire's most important colony and main source of income as well as soldiers until independence. queen victoria became empress of india in 1876. from a small trading outpost, india became the jewel in the british crown.
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