ABSTRACT

Subject- History.
Project topic- Advent and Consolidation of British Power in India

Introduction-
On 24 th September 1599, a few merchants of London held a meeting under
the chairmanships of the city mayor. The aim of the meeting was to constitute themselves
into a company for opening trade relations with the East Indies. They established a company
under the name and style “The Governor And Company of merchants of London trading into
the East Indies”. This company is known as East India Company. The Company approach to
the crown for permission to trade with East Indies, on 31 st December 1600 Queen Elizabeth
issue a Charter and there by incorporated East India Company.

Body-
How the Britishers came and how they slowly started their business and how
they consolidate their power in India. The process all these things are mentioned in the this
project. The death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 was followed by a rapid disintegration of
the Mughal Empire in the first half of the 18th century. The second half of the 18 th century
witnessed the rise of British power in India. The 18th century was also marked by the rise of
several regional powers in south Asia like the Marathas, Durranis, Sikhs, Mysore,
Hyderabad, Awadh and Bengal. Close to the crumbling centre of the Empire were the Jats
based in Bharatpur and Deeg, and the major Rajasthan states. Another important regional
power was Rohilkhand founded by the Pathan warrior Ali Muhammad Khan after the
invasion of Nadir Shah left Mughal control over the area in tatters. Some of these states, like
Awadh, Bengal and Hyderabad were successor states of the Mughal Empire founded by
Mughal Subedars (provincial governors) who became practically independent. The Marathas,
Sikhs and Jats are examples of regional polities created by large scale rebellions and
protracted wars against the Mughals. Haider Ali, an extremely talented and ambitious soldier,
on the other hand, overthrew the Wodeyar Raja and became the sovereign of Mysore
Conclusion-
The story of British conquest to India begins with the foundation of the
British East India Company in 1600.The East India Company’s first voyage to India departed
in 1601 in the command of Sir James Lancaster .The Company formally started trading in
India from 1613 and in due course of time Calcutta, Bombay and Madras emerged as three
major centres of its activities. However, the East India Company didn’t have a smooth
passage to India and had to face other European powers as well as indigenous kingdoms to
establish their trade monopoly as well as political expansion in India.

Submitted by-
Shaik Javvad Ur Rahaman
2017083, Section-B
History,2nd semester.