EIC

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British colonial company chartered company trading company

EIC is the common abbreviation for the British East India Company, the powerful trading corporation that played a central role in establishing British rule in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial company ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ
trading company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs British East India Company ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form: Honourable East India Company
charterDate 31 December 1600 ⓘ
charteredBy Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dissolved 1874 ⓘ
foundedBy John Watts ⓘ
Thomas Smythe ⓘ
fullName British East India Company ⓘ
surface form: East India Company
governedTerritory Bengal Presidency ⓘ
Bombay Presidency ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ
governingPowersTransferredTo British Crown ⓘ
hadMonopolyOn English trade with the East Indies ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
inception 1600 ⓘ
influenced British imperial policy in Asia ⓘ
lostGoverningPowersAfter Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
maintained private army ⓘ
militaryEngagement Battle of Buxar ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ
monopolyEnded 1813 ⓘ
notableGovernor Robert Clive ⓘ
Warren Hastings ⓘ
operatedUnder royal charter ⓘ
playedCentralRoleIn establishment of British rule in India ⓘ
primaryRegionOfActivity East Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Southeast Asia ⓘ
securedPrivilege Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
securedPrivilegeFrom Mughal emperor Shah Alam II ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
subjectTo Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Charter Act 1833 ⓘ
Charter Act 1853 ⓘ
India Act 1784 ⓘ
Regulating Act 1773 ⓘ
successor British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj
teaMonopolyEnded 1833 ⓘ
tradedIn cotton textiles ⓘ
opium ⓘ
saltpeter ⓘ
silk ⓘ
spices ⓘ
tea ⓘ

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