Mughal overseas trade and European company settlements (1600–1757)

1. English East India Company chartered in London

   Dec 31, 1600Labels: English East, Queen Elizabeth

   • Britannica
   • EIC

2. EIC ships reach Surat, entering Mughal port trade

   Jan 1, 1608Labels: Surat, English East

   • EIC

3. Dutch fort permitted at Pulicat on Coromandel

   Jan 1, 1608Labels: Dutch East, Pulicat

   • Dutch Coromandel

4. EIC establishes a factory at Masulipatnam

   Jan 1, 1611Labels: Masulipatnam, English East

   • EIC
   • Britannica

5. Battle of Swally strengthens English position at Surat

   Oct 28, 1612Labels: Battle of, Surat

   • TOI
   • Gujarat Jehangir

6. English factory opened at Surat under Mughal rule

   Jan 1, 1613Labels: Surat, English factory

   • TOI
   • Gujarat Jehangir

7. Danish treaty creates Tranquebar settlement

   Nov 19, 1620Labels: Tranquebar, Danish East

   • Tranquebar Treaty
   • Danish EIC

8. Mughal capture of Hooghly expels Portuguese stronghold

   Sep 24, 1632Labels: Hooghly, Portuguese

   • Siege Hooghly

9. Land grant enables building of Fort St. George

   Jan 1, 1639Labels: Fort St, Madras

   • Britannica
   • Fort St George

10. Royal Charter transfers Bombay to the East India Company

    Mar 27, 1668Labels: Bombay, Charles II

    • Royal Charter
    • TOI Bombay

11. French pay Bengal’s subahdar to build Chandernagore factory

    Jan 1, 1688Labels: Chandernagore, French East

    • Chandannagar

12. EIC moves Bengal operations to Sutanuti (future Calcutta)

    Jan 1, 1690Labels: Sutanuti, Job Charnock

    • Britannica
    • Job Charnock

13. Fort William built in Calcutta with nawab’s permission

    Jan 1, 1696Labels: Fort William, Calcutta

    • Britannica
    • Fort William

14. Farrukhsiyar’s farman grants major EIC trade concessions

    Apr 1, 1717Labels: Farrukhsiyar, Farman of

    • Banglapedia
    • Farrukhsiyar

15. Battle of Plassey shifts Bengal’s trade power to the EIC

    Jun 23, 1757Labels: Battle of, Mir Jafar

    • Plassey