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5 days ago · Dutch East India Company, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain. The company prospered through most of the 17th century as the instrument of the powerful Dutch commercial empire in the East ...
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2 days ago · The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] 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. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...
5 days ago · 1613. Aldworth began a plant in Surat after obtaining Jahangir’s approval. 1632. The East India Company set the stage for successful trading after receiving the Golden Farman from the Sultan of Golconda. 1639. After leasing it from the local king, the East India Company built Fort St. George in Madras.
- The East India Company, as it is more widely known, was founded in 1600 and went out of existence in 1873.
- The East India Company (EIC) was a British trading organisation that created commercial "factories" across Asia and India before capturing and ruli...
- Sanjiv Mehta is an Indian-born British businessman who was born in October 1961. He is the founder and proprietor of "the East India Company," whic...
- Following the Government of India Act of 1858, the Company was stripped of all administrative authority, and the Crown assumed control of both its...
- It intended to leave as soon as possible since it could no longer afford to run the nation. The date was chosen by the previous viceroy, Lord Mount...
3 days ago · Notes References A Across the line A shot which is played with the bat moving lateral to the direction of motion of the ball. Used when the batter is aiming square or behind square, but requires excellent timing. Considered risky, as mistiming the shot can result in a leading edge, being strangled, or missing the ball entirely and being out bowled or leg before wicket. Action See bowling ...
2 days ago · Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and ...
5 days ago · Share this story. Edinburgh Marathon runners were left disappointed after organisers ran out of medals for those finishing races across the city. Multiple running events took place in the capital over the weekend as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, with around 35,000 estimated to have taken part. Organisers told a number of finishers ...
5 days ago · In this programme, we have an expression to describe when someone is very tired and has used all their energy. It can also be used for things when they’re out of battery or fuel.
