British East India Company operations in South and Southeast Asia (1600-1858)

1. Royal charter creates the East India Company

   Dec 31, 1600Labels: East India, Queen Elizabeth

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

2. Surat becomes the company’s first major base

   Jan 1, 1613Labels: Surat Port, East India

   • Britannica
   • Times of India

3. Fort St. George completed at Madras

   Apr 23, 1644Labels: Fort St, Madras

   • Fort St George
   • EBSCO

4. Bombay transferred from the Crown to company rule

   Mar 27, 1668Labels: Bombay, East India

   • Maharashtra Gaz
   • Royal Charter

5. Company shifts Bengal operations to Calcutta

   Jan 1, 1690Labels: Calcutta, Hooghly

   • Britannica

6. Battle of Plassey opens path to company rule

   Jun 23, 1757Labels: Battle of, Robert Clive

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

7. Battle of Buxar confirms company power in Bengal

   Oct 22, 1764Labels: Battle of, East India

   • Britannica

8. Treaty of Allahabad grants revenue-collection rights

   Aug 16, 1765Labels: Treaty of, Diwani rights

   • Treaty Wiki
   • Britannica

9. Regulating Act creates governor-general and Supreme Court

   Jun 21, 1773Labels: Regulating Act, Governor-General

   • Britannica
   • Regulating Act

10. Pitt’s India Act establishes a Board of Control

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

    • Britannica
    • Pitt s Act

11. Charter Act ends India trade monopoly

    Jul 22, 1813Labels: Charter Act, East India

    • Charter Act
    • HISTORY

12. Treaty of Singapore establishes a new company trading post

    Feb 6, 1819Labels: Treaty of, Singapore

    • Singapore Treaty
    • Britannica

13. Anglo-Dutch Treaty defines spheres in maritime Southeast Asia

    Mar 17, 1824Labels: Anglo-Dutch Treaty, Netherlands

    • Treaty 1824
    • Britannica

14. Treaty of Yandabo expands company influence after war

    Feb 24, 1826Labels: Treaty of, First Anglo-Burmese

    • Britannica
    • Yandabo

15. Government of India Act ends company commercial functions

    Aug 28, 1833Labels: Government of, Saint Helena

    • Govt Act 1833
    • HISTORY

16. Indian Rebellion begins in Meerut against company rule

    May 10, 1857Labels: Indian Rebellion, Meerut

    • Britannica
    • Meerut

17. Government of India Act transfers power from company to Crown

    Aug 2, 1858Labels: Government of, British Crown

    • Britannica