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== Formation and Early Trade == | == Formation and Early Trade == | ||
The Company was formed by royal charter granted by '''Queen Elizabeth I''' on 31 December 1600. It was initially composed of 125 London merchants who were granted a monopoly on English trade with Asia. The East India Company quickly established trading posts in | The Company was formed by royal charter granted by '''Queen Elizabeth I''' on 31 December 1600. It was initially composed of 125 London merchants who were granted a monopoly on English trade with Asia. The East India Company quickly established trading posts in Surat, [[Madras]] (Chennai), [[Bombay]] (Mumbai), and [[Calcutta]] (Kolkata), dealing in '''spices, silk, indigo, saltpeter, cotton''', and later '''tea and opium'''.<ref>https://bl.uk/people/east-india-company</ref> | ||
== Political Expansion and Rule == | == Political Expansion and Rule == | ||
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== Administrative System == | == Administrative System == | ||
The Company was governed by a Board of Directors in London but operated in India through a Governor-General and provincial governors. Key administrative figures included | The Company was governed by a Board of Directors in London but operated in India through a Governor-General and provincial governors. Key administrative figures included Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of India, who introduced reforms in taxation and justice. The Company built infrastructure, codified laws, and established educational institutions, but its policies often favored British interests over Indian welfare. | ||
== Economic Exploitation and Famines == | == Economic Exploitation and Famines == | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* | * Company Raj | ||
* [[British Raj]] | * [[British Raj]] | ||
* | * Robert Clive | ||
* | * Warren Hastings | ||
* [[Battle of Plassey]] | * [[Battle of Plassey]] | ||
* [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] | * [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] | ||