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|description=The British East India Company was a powerful trading corporation that transitioned into a colonial force, ruling parts of India from 1757 until 1858. Learn about its history, power, and impact.
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'''British East India Company''' (EIC), also known as the '''Honourable East India Company''', was a powerful English trading corporation founded in 1600. Originally created to pursue trade in the East Indies, it eventually became a dominant colonial power in India, effectively ruling large parts of the subcontinent from 1757 until 1858. It was the world’s first multinational corporation and had its own private army, laws, and revenue system.<ref>https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/india/east_india.htm</ref>
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}}'''British East India Company''' (EIC), also known as the '''Honourable East India Company''', was a powerful English trading corporation founded in 1600. Originally created to pursue trade in the East Indies, it eventually became a dominant colonial power in India, effectively ruling large parts of the subcontinent from 1757 until 1858. It was the world’s first multinational corporation and had its own private army, laws, and revenue system.<ref>https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/india/east_india.htm</ref>


== Formation and Early Trade ==
== Formation and Early Trade ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:History of the British Empire]]
[[Category:History of India]]
[[Category:1600 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Economic history of India]]
[[Category:British rule in India]]
[[Category:Colonial India]]