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Third Carnatic War

Third Carnatic War 1757-63 The conflict between the France and England got renewed in 1756 in Europe, in...

📅 May 31, 2011

Rise of Lord Clive

End of Dupleix Career & Rise of Clive The end of the Second Carnatic war brought a disaster...

📅 May 31, 2011

Second Carnatic War

Second Carnatic War 1749-54 France and England were at Peace during the Second Carnatic War. In 1748, the...

📅 May 31, 2011

First Carnatic War

First Carnatic War 1746-48 was a part of the War of the Austrian Succession that was fought between the Kingdom...

📅 May 31, 2011

Clive

Robert Clive (born 1725) was appointed as Clerk in the service of the East India Company in 1743....

📅 May 31, 2011

Beginning of French and British East India Companies – The State of Affairs in Deccan

The political history of the British in India begins with the Carnatic Wars, which were fought in the...

📅 May 31, 2011

Joseph François Dupleix

In 1741, Joseph François Dupleix began to cherish the ambition of a French Empire in India but could...

📅 May 31, 2011

The Arrival of French East India Company

Among the Dutch, Danish, Portuguese and French, the French East India Company was the last to be formed....

📅 May 31, 2011

East India Company- Foundation of Bombay

Foundation of Bombay However, the growing powers of Marathas became a headache for the company. Surat was open...

📅 May 31, 2011

Elihu Yale

From 1687 till 1692, Elihu Yale remained the governor of the British East India Company at Madras. He...

📅 May 31, 2011

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