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The East India Company was formed in England in 1600. Elizabeth is credited with starting trade with India in the early 1600s. After this, in 1608, Captain Hawkins visited India with the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. In 1613, the first English factory was established in Surat. Then, the business of silk, spices, tea, indigo cultivation, etc., continued.

 

By conducting business in this way, they became known as a prosperous company. But the company did not stop there. The company gradually entered politics. At that time, it was the last era of the Mughal Empire in India. At that time, there was unrest in India. Weak administration, conflicts among provincial rulers, and regional divisions. The British exploited this regional division. They started defeating the states one by one.

 

The British continued to expand their dominion since the Battle of Plassey in 1757. At that time, Bengal was the richest province of India. The Nawab of that province, Siraj-ud-Daula, wanted to stop the illegal activities of the East India Company. However, the company, through Robert Clive, lured the Nawab's commander, Mir Jafar, with money. As a result, Siraj-ud-Daula was killed in this battle, and the Company took control of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. The British began to dominate after the death of Siraj-ud-Daula. click here