Wat hield het Verdrag van Allahabad in?

In 1765 lukte het de East India Company zelfs om de Mogolvorst te dwingen het Verdrag van Allahabad te ondertekenen. In dit verdrag stond dat de belasting die werd geïnd in gebieden die door de Britten waren veroverd, niet aan de Mogolvorst maar aan de East India Company betaald zou worden.

Wat deed de EIC?

De East India Company hield zich vooral bezig met de handel in specerijen, katoen, zijde, indigo, salpeter, thee en Chinees porselein. Als onderdeel van de trans-Atlantische driehoekshandel was de EIC vanaf de jaren 1620 ook betrokken bij de wereldwijde slavenhandel.

What was the East India Company?

The East India Company ( EIC) was an English and later British joint-stock company founded in 1600. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with Qing China.

What did the Dutch East India Company do?

Within the first two decades of the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, (VOC) was the wealthiest commercial operation in the world with 50,000 employees worldwide and a private fleet of 200 ships. It specialised in the spice trade and gave its shareholders 40% annual dividend.

What was the name of the British company in India?

Partition of India. The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company, and informally known as John Company, Company Bahadur, or simply The Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company.

How did the British East India Company take over India?

The British East India Company gradually took over most of India by threat, intimidation, bribery or outright war. The East India Company was the first company to record the Chinese usage of orange-flavoured tea, which led to the development of Earl Grey tea.