East India Company rule in Bengal (1757–1858)

1. Battle of Plassey establishes Company dominance

   Jun 23, 1757Labels: Battle of, Mir Jafar

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Battle of Buxar secures Company supremacy

   Oct 22, 1764Labels: Battle of, Mughal Empire

   • Britannica

3. Treaty of Allahabad grants Diwani in Bengal

   Aug 16, 1765Labels: Treaty of, Diwani

   • Treaty Allahabad
   • Britannica

4. Great Bengal famine devastates Bengal and Bihar

   Jan 1, 1769Labels: Great Bengal, Bengal

   • Bengal famine

5. Regulating Act restructures Bengal governance

   Jan 1, 1773Labels: Regulating Act, Governor-General

   • Britannica

6. Pitt’s India Act establishes Board of Control

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

   • Pitt Act
   • UK Parliament

7. Permanent Settlement fixes Bengal land revenues

   Jan 1, 1793Labels: Permanent Settlement, Cornwallis

   • Permanent Settlement
   • UK Parliament

8. Charter Act 1793 renews Company charter

   Jun 11, 1793Labels: Charter Act, East India

   • Charter Act 1793
   • UK Parliament

9. Charter Act 1813 ends India trade monopoly

   Jul 22, 1813Labels: Charter Act, Trade monopoly

   • Charter Act 1813
   • UK Parliament

10. Government of India Act 1833 ends Company trade

    Jan 1, 1833Labels: Government of, Governor-General of

    • Govt India 1833
    • UK Parliament

11. Meerut uprising ignites the 1857 rebellion

    May 10, 1857Labels: Meerut Uprising, 1857 Rebellion

    • Britannica
    • Meerut mutiny

12. Government of India Act transfers rule to Crown

    Aug 2, 1858Labels: Government of, British Crown

    • Britannica
    • Govt India Act