British East India Company in India (1600–1858)

1. Royal charter creates the East India Company

   Dec 31, 1600Labels: East India, Queen Elizabeth

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

2. Battle of Swally opens the way at Surat

   Nov 29, 1612Labels: Battle of, Surat

   • Swally

3. Madras fort becomes a permanent Company base

   Apr 23, 1644Labels: Fort St, Madras

   • Britannica
   • Fort StG

4. Bombay is transferred to Company control

   Sep 1, 1668Labels: Bombay, Charles II

   • AM Digital

5. Fort William built in Calcutta

   Jan 1, 1696Labels: Fort William, Calcutta

   • Britannica

6. Company wins the Battle of Plassey

   Jun 23, 1757Labels: Battle of, Robert Clive

   • Britannica
   • Plassey

7. Company victory at Buxar confirms Bengal dominance

   Oct 22, 1764Labels: Battle of, Bengal

   • Britannica

8. Treaty of Allahabad grants revenue-collection rights

   Aug 16, 1765Labels: Treaty of, Diwani

   • Treaty

9. Great Bengal famine strains Company rule

   Jan 1, 1770Labels: Great Bengal, Bengal

   • Bengal famine

10. Regulating Act begins Parliament’s direct oversight

    Jun 21, 1773Labels: Regulating Act, Parliament

    • Britannica
    • Regulating

11. Pitt’s India Act tightens political control in London

    Aug 13, 1784Labels: Pitt's India, Board of

    • Pitt Act

12. Charter Act 1813 ends most Company trade monopoly

    Jul 22, 1813Labels: Charter Act, East India

    • Act 1813

13. Charter Act 1833 ends Company commercial functions

    Aug 28, 1833Labels: Charter Act, Government of

    • Act 1833
    • Hansard

14. Mutiny at Meerut ignites the 1857 rebellion

    May 10, 1857Labels: Meerut Mutiny, Bengal Army

    • Britannica
    • Rebellion

15. Government of India Act transfers rule to the Crown

    Aug 2, 1858Labels: Government of, British Crown

    • Britannica
    • Act 1858