1773 ⟶ East India Company Begins Opium Smuggling in Bengal

East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle op...
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💰 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.⟶
Mughal Empire Threatens East India Company Over Pirate Attack (1695)
Mughal EmpireEast India CompanyPiracyTradeIndian OceanColonialism
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited 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.⟶
East India Companies Merge into the United East India Company (1708)
East India CompanyBritish EmpireColonialismTradeMercantilismGlobalization
United KingdomUnited KingdomIndiaIndia

⚔️ British East India Company's Victory at Plassey

British conquest of Bengal.⟶
British East India Company's Victory at Plassey (1757)
British EmpireEast India CompanyColonialismIndian HistorySeven Years' WarMilitary HistoryImperialism
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Battle of Plassey: British Victory and Start of East India Company Rule

The Battle of Plassey signals the beginning of formal British rule in India after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the East India Company.⟶
Battle of Plassey: British Victory and Start of East India Company Rule (1757)
British EmpireEast India CompanyColonialismIndian HistoryMilitary ConflictImperialismBengal
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

💰 East India Company Begins Opium Smuggling in Bengal

East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle opium into China.⟶
East India Company Begins Opium Smuggling in Bengal (1773)
East India CompanyBritish EmpireColonialismBengalTradeImperialism
IndiaIndiaChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏢 British East India Company Dissolved

The British East India Company is dissolved.⟶
British East India Company Dissolved (1874)
British EmpireColonialismEast India CompanyTradeDecline of EmpiresImperialismBritish RajCorporations
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