British empire in india

The decline of the Mughal empire in India. The British and the French to conquer India. The English East India Company, formed in 1600, was victorious in its conflict with France.

The long read: It is true that before British rule, India was starting to fall behind other parts of the world – but many of the arguments defending the Raj are based on serious misconceptions about India’s past, imperialism and history itself

Second Anglo-Maratha War was the second conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The post Second Anglo-Maratha War appeared first on History Flame.

India, British Empire colony products map The British Empire and tea were inextricably linked. The triangular trade between India, China and Great Britain which brought tea to London and the planting of vast estates in India and Sri Lanka from about 1860 onwards, meant that tea dominated the agriculture and trade of Empire. This film ‘The gardens of Asia’ made in 1936 gives a unique historical perspective of the relationship between tea and Empire

The British victory at Plassey in Bengal, on 23 June, 1757, was a crucial event in the history of India.

“Stoned” Soldier Started Mutiny in India to End British Rule

British troops charging across the battlefield during the Indian Mutiny

18th Century India was divided into large number of regional factions. Mughal empire was on decline and British empire was on its way.

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