Joseph François Dupleix

In 1741, Joseph François Dupleix began to cherish the ambition of a French Empire in India but could not sell the idea to his superiors. The series of skirmished began in India when the conflict of the British and French ..

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. Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East India Company in 1664. The initial attempts of the company to found a successful colony on ..

East India Company- Foundation of Bombay

Foundation of Bombay However, the growing powers of Marathas became a headache for the company. Surat was open to constant raids by the Marathas and was beyond the protection of the guns of the Company’s ships, and the other factories ..

Elihu Yale

From 1687 till 1692, Elihu Yale remained the governor of the British East India Company at Madras. He was instrumental in the development of the Government General Hospital, housed at Fort St. George, but he was a corrupt and amassed ..

East India Company-Foundation of Calcutta

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, this arrangement was proving inadequate. Business in Bengal was expanding steadily, but ..

East India Company – Transfer of Bombay and ventures in Bengal

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 of the Hopewell to the Mughal Governor, the company got some better ..