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Timeline of British Rule in India

The British came to India in the early 17th century to establish the British East India Company, which was chartered by Queen Elizabeth I to break the Dutch monopoly on spice trade from Asia. The Company set up its first trading post in 1611 in Machilipatnam, India, starting Britain's involvement in the subcontinent that would eventually lead to direct political rule and dramatically shape India's history.

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Timeline of British Rule in India

The British came to India in the early 17th century to establish the British East India Company, which was chartered by Queen Elizabeth I to break the Dutch monopoly on spice trade from Asia. The Company set up its first trading post in 1611 in Machilipatnam, India, starting Britain's involvement in the subcontinent that would eventually lead to direct political rule and dramatically shape India's history.

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British R

ule in India

The British rule over India changed the course of history in India. The British came to India at the start of the
seventeenth century. This was the time when the British East India Company was established in India to break the
Dutch monopoly over spice trade.

East India Company

The British East India Company was chartered by Queen


Elizabeth I for developing trade and commerce with Asia. The
principle cause for introducing the British East India Company
was to break the monopoly of the Dutch in spice trade with the
East Indies. The English East India Company established its
first factory in the year 1611 at Machilipatnam located in the
Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. British Rule in India
The British rule over India changed the course of history in
India. The British came to India at the start of the seventeenth
century. This was the time when the British East India Company
was established in India to break the Dutch monopoly over
spice trade.

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