EIC Advent In India

Beginnings after defeating Portuguese

• Royal Farman 1612 from Jahangir: EIC got right to set up factories on the west coast
  • $\therefore$ Surat factory estd. in 1612
• Royal Farman 1617: EIC got right to establish factories in whole of Mughal empire and got liberal trading rights
• 1620: finally Portuguese defeated completely
• 3 Presidencies overall
  • refer: Presidencies of EIC

Events in Empire Building

Carnatic Wars

1. First Carnatic War 1746-48
2. Second Carnatic War 1749-54
3. Third Carnatic War 1756-63

Battle of Plassey 1757

• formally started empire building in India
• heading towards political supremacy
• refer: Battle of Plassey 1757

Battle of Buxar 1764

• led to EIC getting power to rule india
  • though they actually started ruling in 1772
• refer: Battle of Buxar 1764

Treaty of Allahabad

• EIC promised to pay tribute, was a Mansabdar with name Company Bahadur
• refer: Treaty of Allahabad 1765

Policies regarding Indian states

Policy of Indirect Rule

• EIC took over both diwani and nizamat of Bengal by stationing their official in court and controlling officers
• refer: Policy of Indirect Rule 1757+

Policy of Ring Fence

• guarding core interest regions of EIC by signing military alliance with neighbors eg. Awadh
• refer: Policy of Ring Fence

Policy of Subordinate Alliance

• refer: Policy of Subordinate Alliance 1798

Policy of Subordinate Isolation

• refer: Policy of Subordinate Isolation 1813-1858

Policy of Subordinate Union

• refer: Policy of Subordinate Union 1858-1947

The Anglo Maratha Wars

• I conveniently skipped making notes