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When did the East India Company seize control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent?
When did the East India Company seize control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent?
What was the original name of the East India Company?
What was the original name of the East India Company?
When did the British Crown assume direct control of India from the East India Company?
When did the British Crown assume direct control of India from the East India Company?
How did the East India Company rule large areas of India?
How did the East India Company rule large areas of India?
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What commodities did the East India Company trade during the mid-1700s and early 1800s?
What commodities did the East India Company trade during the mid-1700s and early 1800s?
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When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?
When did sedentariness begin in South Asia?
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When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
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What period was marked by the composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas)?
What period was marked by the composition of large collections of hymns (Vedas)?
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When did the rise of new ascetic movements and religious concepts, including the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, take place?
When did the rise of new ascetic movements and religious concepts, including the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, take place?
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Who established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire?
Who established the first great empire in ancient India, the Maurya Empire?
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What event marked the beginning of settled life in South Asia?
What event marked the beginning of settled life in South Asia?
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Which religious concepts arose around 600 BCE in the Indian subcontinent?
Which religious concepts arose around 600 BCE in the Indian subcontinent?
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When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
When did the Indus Valley Civilisation flourish in present-day Pakistan and north-western India?
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Which empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya?
Which empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya?
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What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages?
What caused the population of the Indus Valley to scatter from large urban centres to villages?
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Study Notes
The East India Company
- Seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent in the mid-18th century.
- Original name was the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.
- The British Crown assumed direct control of India from the East India Company in 1858.
East India Company Rule
- Ruled large areas of India through a system of indirect rule, where local rulers were allowed to govern their territories in exchange for loyalty and tribute to the Company.
Trade and Commodities
- During the mid-1700s and early 1800s, the East India Company traded in commodities such as textiles, spices, and tea.
South Asia's Early History
- Sedentariness, or the transition from nomadic to settled life, began in South Asia around 7000 BCE.
- The Indus Valley Civilisation flourished in present-day Pakistan and north-western India from 3300 to 1300 BCE.
- The period of Vedic composition, marked by the creation of large collections of hymns, occurred from 1500 to 500 BCE.
- The rise of new ascetic movements and religious concepts, including the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, took place from 600 to 300 BCE.
- The Maurya Empire, the first great empire in ancient India, was established by Chandragupta Maurya.
- The event that marked the beginning of settled life in South Asia was the rise of agriculture.
- Around 600 BCE, religious concepts such as Jainism and Buddhism arose in the Indian subcontinent.
- The Maurya Empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya.
- The population of the Indus Valley scattered from large urban centres to villages due to the drying up of the Saraswati River.
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Test your knowledge of the history and impact of the East India Company, from its founding in 1600 to its dissolution in 1874. Learn about its role in trading in the Indian Ocean region, colonization of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and its status as the largest corporation in the world at its peak.
