Till 1681, the Company’s commercial interests in Bengal were managed from Fort St George in Madras, more than 800 miles down the coast. For a number of reasons,...
Transfer of Bombay and ventures in Bengal The English factory at Hugli in Bengal was established in 1650. Due to the services provided by one Gabriel Boughton, surgeon...
East India Company- Foundation of Madras In 1638 the British abandoned the Armagaon as unsuited for commerce and next year i.e. in 1639 they founded Fort Saint George,...
British East India Company was the First among various East India Companies formed and it was granted an English Royal Charter, under the name “Governor and Company of...
Elimination of Portuguese In the 17th century, the Dutch also expelled the Portuguese from most parts of India. By 1647, they started trading on the Coromandel Coast. In...
During the 17th century, the Dutch became the foremost maritime power of the world. In February, 1605 Steven van der Hagen, admiral of the Dutch East India Company...
Cornelis de Houtman was the first Dutchman to double the Cape of Good Hope and discover a new sea route from Europe to Indonesia. He reached Sumatra and Bantam in 1596....
Rivalry for Trade in East – Dutch , Portuguese and British The Netherlands is considered to be the first European nation which broke through the Portuguese monopoly in...
In June 1747 Ahamad Shah Durrani or Ahamad Shah Abdali rose to power and established the Durrani Empire in Afghanistan. He crossed Indus river in 1748 and annexed...
Balaji Baji Rao Balaji Bajirao is better known with the name of Nanasaheb Peshwa. During his time, Pune became the cradle of Maratha Power. When Sahuji died in...
