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The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia.
Apr 16, 2024 · East India Company, English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600. Starting as a monopolistic trading body, the company became involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India from the early 18th century to the mid-19th ...
Sep 27, 2022 · The East India Company (EIC) was a British trading company that established trade 'factories' in India and elsewhere in Asia before conquering territory and administering it. In the mid-19th century, the EIC's territories were taken over by the British Crown and officially incorporated into the British Empire.
Oct 23, 2020 · European History. How the East India Company Became the World’s Most Powerful Monopoly. The massive British corporation was founded under Queen Elizabeth I and rose to exploit overseas trade...
Feb 2, 2023 · published on 02 February 2023. The British East India Company (EIC) was founded as a trading company in 1600. Run by a board of directors in London, the company employed a private army, first to protect the trade it conducted in the Indian subcontinent and then to expand its territories as it rampantly colonised its competition. This collection ...
Oct 26, 2022 · The British East India Company (1600-1874) was the largest and most successful private enterprise ever created. All-powerful wherever it colonised, the EIC's use of its own private army and increasing territorial control, particularly in India, meant that it faced ever-greater scrutiny from the British government in the late 18th century.
Sep 6, 2019 · September 06, 2019. • 4 min read. Think Google or Apple are powerful? Then you’ve never heard of the East India Company, a profit-making enterprise so mighty, it once ruled nearly all of the...
