British rise

  • Queen Anne granted royal charter to have sole ownership of trade of east indies

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    HOW INDIA BECAME A COLONIZED REGION OF THE BRITISH

  • British East India Company made its first factory in Masulipatnam

  • EIC Company Receiving Freedom to Act as A Free Entity

  • Battle of Plassey in 1757

    allowed the EIC to wage war on the states in the Indian region including Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab (governor) of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
  • EIC Fought the Mughal Emperor and the Nawab of Oudh

    EIC fought the Mughal emperor and the Nawab of Oudh to gain control of Bihar and Oudh
  • The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857

    The Sepoy mutiny of 1857 led to the direct control of the territories previously captured by the EIC by the British crown
  • the Government of India Act

    the Government of India Act transferred full governing authority from the EIC to the British government
  • Queen Victoria Named Empress of India

    Queen Victoria of the British Empire was named empress of India
  • Salt March

    Salt March which was a nonviolent show of civil disobedience led by Gandhi
  • End of WWll

    By the end of World War II, the British were ready to give up rule in India which led to Indian independence and the partition of the ruled area into two separate nations- Pakistan and India