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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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British East India Company commercial rule in Bengal (1757–1858)

British East India Company commercial rule in Bengal (1757–1858)

  1. Black Hole of Calcutta incident follows Fort William’s fall

    Labels: Black Hole, Fort William, Siraj-ud-Daulah

  2. Battle of Plassey establishes Company ascendancy in Bengal

    Labels: Battle of, Robert Clive, Mir Jafar

  3. Siraj-ud-Daulah executed after Plassey coup

    Labels: Siraj-ud-Daulah, Plassey coup

  4. Battle of Buxar confirms Company’s military dominance

    Labels: Battle of, Hector Munro, Mir Qasim

  5. Treaty of Allahabad grants Company diwani in Bengal

    Labels: Treaty of, Shah Alam

  6. Great Bengal famine devastates Bengal Presidency

    Labels: Great Bengal, Bengal Presidency

  7. Regulating Act creates Governor-General of Bengal

    Labels: Regulating Act, Governor-General of

  8. Supreme Court at Fort William established in Calcutta

    Labels: Supreme Court, Calcutta

  9. Pitt’s India Act strengthens Crown oversight of Company rule

    Labels: Pitt's India, Board of

  10. Permanent Settlement fixes land revenue system in Bengal

    Labels: Permanent Settlement, Lord Cornwallis, zamindars

  11. Charter Act 1813 ends Company monopoly on India trade

    Labels: Charter Act, East India

  12. Government of India Act redefines Company as administrator

    Labels: Government of, Company administrator

  13. Meerut mutiny ignites the 1857 rebellion

    Labels: Meerut Mutiny, 1857 Rebellion

  14. Government of India Act transfers rule from Company to Crown

    Labels: Government of, British Crown