British India is very important part of modern history and useful in many competitive exams specially related to civil services. Here are one liner notes for you regarding this matter.
1. Mughal allowed the English East India Company to establish a small trading settlement in 1608.
2. First headquarter of English East India Company was situated at Surat, presently in Gujarat state.
3. First factory of English East India Company was established at Machilipattanam in 1611.
4. Machilipattanam is situated at Coromandel coast.
5. 1707 - Mughal empire declined by Maraths.
6. 1739 - Invasion of Mughal empire from Persia.
7. 1761 - Invasion of Mughal empire from Afghanistan.
8. 1757 - Battle of Plassey won by English East India Company
9. 1764 - Battle of Buxar won by English East India Company
10. 1765 - Establishment of Bengal Presidency by English East India Company .
11. 1793 - Bengal Presidency abolished the local rule called 'Nizamat' in Bengal. And it was beginning of company rule in Bengal.
12. By the mid-19th century, and after the three Anglo-Maratha Wars the East India Company had become the paramount political and military power in south Asia, its territory held in trust for the British Crown.
13. The company rule ended with the Government of India Act 1858 following the events of the Bengal Rebellion of 1857.
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