History · GCSE · Industrial Britain (1745–1901)
The East India Company and British control of India
The East India Company and British control of IndiaFree5:04Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- Portugal arrived first, but in the 1600s English, Dutch and French trading companies competed for trade in the Indian Ocean.
- As Mughal power declined, the British East India Company used its private army, bribery and local rivalries to take over Bengal and then much of India.
- The Company collected taxes, pushed farmers towards cash crops such as cotton and tea, and damaged Indian trades.
- After the 1857 rebellion, the Company was dissolved and India passed directly to the British Crown as the Raj.
- Indians were largely kept out of power, which led to the founding of the Indian National Congress in 1885.
In this clip
Runs 5:04, from 3:41 to 8:45 of the full video.
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A fast, lively overview of how the East India Company gained control of India and why British rule ended in 1947.
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