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what century was the Mughal empire?
16th century
Monguls were
Muslim
Akbar brought Islam with his rule but allowed his people to keep practicing which religions?
Buddhism, Hindu, Sikh
When was the age of exploration?
mid 1400s-1700s
Why did Europeans want to explore?
Scienctific curiosity, spread christianity, economic intrests and materials
Before the age of exploration Europe and Aisa traded on land, what was the name of the route called?
The Silk Route
Christopher Columbus believed a shorter route to Asia could be found by sailing west and what did he discover instead and when?
America in 1492
The British come late to join in on the trading in India 100 years later who was est. in India first?
The Portuguese
Monopoly
only one company allowed to trade
when does Queen Elizabeth I grant a royal charter for a monopoly for the EIC?
1600s
Where did the EIC est their first factory?
Surat the principal port of the Mughal Empire
It wasnt political or colonial interests that brought British to India it was…
economic and private intrests
what are the mulitple owners of a company called
Shareholders
because of the EIC what was created?
The worlds first joint stock company
who else was in India at the time
Portuguese, French, Dutch, Danish
What did the EIC do when they did not recieve a permit to establish more trading factories in Bengal?
took it by military force!!
How long was Bombay besieged for?
Fifteen months Feb 1689- April 1690
What percent of bombay fled or died?
80-90%
British lose bombay, how much did they have to pay for the peace settlement
150,000 rupees
What years did the seven year war span across?
1756-1763
What fort did the black hole incident take place?
Fort William, Bengal
When was the black hole incident?
1756
how many people around were lokced up in the black hole cells
around 146
What caused europe to declare war on the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula
The black hole incident (1756)
when was the battle of plassey
June 23rd 1757
Who was the banker that paid the soldiers not to fight?
Jagat Seth
years bombay was besieged for
1689-1690
who was the nawab that was the puppet for the europeans
Mir Jafar a general in Siraj-ud-Daulas army
how many European soilders vs Mugual soilders?
800 europeans 2000 sepoys vs 50,000 Mugals
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