1874 ⟶ British East India Company Dissolved
The British East India Company is dissolved.
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🚢 British East India Company Chartered by Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I grants a charter to the British East India Company beginning the English advance in Asia.⟶
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India💰 Mughal Empire Threatens East India Company Over Pirate Attack
The Mughal Empire nearly bans the East India Company in response to pirate Henry Every's capture of the trading ship Ganj-i-Sawai.⟶
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IndiaUnited Kingdom🚢 East India Companies Merge into the United East India Company
The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies and English Company Trading to the East Indies merge to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies.⟶
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United KingdomIndia💰 East India Company Begins Opium Smuggling in Bengal
East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle opium into China.⟶
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ChinaUnited Kingdom👑 British Rule in India Established and Sustained
1858–1947: British Empire in India lasts for 90 years.⟶
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IndiaUnited Kingdom🏢 British East India Company Dissolved
The British East India Company is dissolved.⟶
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