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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Label	Occurrences
EIC canonical	1

Statements (49)

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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British East India Company → shortName → EIC ⓘ