Emperor or Empress was the title given to the kings and queens of India by the British rulers during the British rule in India from the year 1876 till 1948. In 1947, after India gained independence from the United Kingdom, for a transitional phase, the British monarch was known as the kings of the independent […]
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Exploring New Trade Zones The English East India Company was founded in 1600. It was then known as The Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies. It started trading in India and very soon was able to establish a factory in Masulipatnam on the Eastern coast of India in 1611. They were
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There is a myth of 200 years of British rule in India, but it is 190 years because we got rid of them in 1947 and they came in 1757 (Robert Clive won the battle of Plassey in 1757 over Bengal – a major province/kingdom in India). In fact, the accurate years of British Rule
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France that Exists in India……. Today’s Pondicherry comprises of a community of French people living in the city and French is one of the official languages here. Around 6,500 French people are registered in South India; whereas 5,500 out of them are in Pondicherry. The French Indians are the wealthiest people in Pondicherry. Besides them
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French East India Company (French name is “Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales”) was a commercial enterprise formed in 1664, established by Jean-Baptiste Colbert for the purpose of trading in the Eastern Hemisphere. The company was resulted from the fusion of three earlier french companies. It was a public company headquartered in Paris,
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In 1674, French East India Company set up a trading centre at Pondicherry (which became the chief French settlement in India) in the European period. However, François Bernier (First French Man to Enter India), a French physician and traveler, came India in 1658 and he stayed for several years looking after the medical needs of
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Also known as Indus Valley Civilization, the Ancient India was found around 3000 BCE, however, some evidences suggest there were well-established trade relations between Ancient India and Mesopotamia dating back to 3200 BCE as well. Flourished along the Indus River, ancient India, or the Indus Valley Civilisation, shines through the pages of history with the
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A land of abundance, India has witnessed numerous invasions by various emerging powers from time to time in its long cherished history. Among them the first large scale invasion of India is attributed to Alexander the Great. India has been known as a Golden Bird since ancient times, due to its immense wealth, gold, diamonds,
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India was largely ruled by Mughal Empire, before the British annexation started in the year 1757. Marathas and Sikhs also dominated some parts of India with the French acquiring some of the coastal regions of the country. British came to India initially to pursue trade through the East India Company and engaged in negotiation with
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The great ruler Chandragupta Maurya, who founded Maurya Dynasty was indisputably the first king of India, as he not only won almost all the fragmented kingdoms in ancient India but also combined them into a large empire, boundaries of which were even extended to Afghanistan and towards the edge of Persia. Chandragupta Maurya was born
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