| 单词 | East India Company |
| 例句 | The ship of the East India Company did not seem interested in the Astrea. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company, a joint governmental and private enterprise, sent ships to the far corners of the world to acquire rare commodities and resell them at a profit in Europe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The managers of the East India Company bought 20,000 pounds of tea in 1687, confident the firm could sell the leaves in England. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I read how, entering India—half a billion deeply religious brown people—the British white man, by 1759, through promises, trickery and manipulations, controlled much of India through Great Britain’s East India Company. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Look here, Paul, it has been decided this work must be done by apprentices, strangers—folk little known about Boston. The East India Company may bring suit. If you are recognized ‘I’ll risk it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When England got into this war with France, do you know what the East India Company did? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We know from a mid-seventeenth-century account of an “Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, to the Grand Tartar, Cham, Emperor of China.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like many other Bengalis, Neel's father at first supported the East India Company, Neel tells his Chinese employers: "So you could say … British rule has been a disaster of our own making." Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Other clubs include cafe, art space and venue Khlam, while there are also dozens of bars, including cocktail bars Podil East India Company and Pink Freud. The best party destinations for backpackers 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Americans boycotted British tea for a while, and after Britain dropped the tax mandated by the Tea Act of 1773, the East India Company did not help matters. Ah, Tea. So Relaxing. But Its History Is Another Story. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Driving much of the plot in both novels was the opium trade forced on China by the British East India Company. Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Kolkata, a city strongly associated with British rule and the East India Company, has a fascinating relationship with its colonial history. In Kolkata, a Love of Literature, Fried Street Food and, Mostly, Sweets 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z After all, the relationship between Britain and south Asia goes all the way back to the founding of the East India Company in 1600 and, you know, that whole colonialism thing. From Apu to Master of None: how US pop culture tuned into the south Asian experience 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z "I see these three very much as the East India Company trilogy." William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z In the first half of the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company was thriving, establishing the Netherlands as an influential commercial force. In the Netherlands, a foray into cocktail history 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The animals are among the more striking items listed in a detailed and hitherto unknown record of the spoils seized by the East India Company following the final defeat of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. Tipu Sultan papers reveal wealth of spoils after India siege 2012-07-09T15:59:17Z It could be the basis for an absorbing story, and the best parts of “Taboo” in the first three episodes take place in the boardroom of the East India Company. Review: FX’s ‘Taboo,’ a British Costume Drama With Doom and Gloom 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z But experts believe Yale oversaw slave trading and other commerce when he was governor of Fort St. George in India and working for the East India Company. Painting of Yale namesake and enslaved child back on display 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Burnes was an energetic, high-spirited and resourceful young Highland Scot whose skill in languages got him his swift promotion in the East India Company. William Dalrymple's top 10 books on Afghanistan 2013-03-27T11:27:32Z The corporation of the British East India Company inspired the colonists in a different way. How Businesses Became People 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z The East India Club dates to the mid-19th century and was founded by servants of the East India Company and commissioned officers of Her Majesty’s Army and Navy. Want Clubby Cachet? Stay at a Private Club 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Had that body been around in the 1600s, it might have had a thing or two to say about the Dutch East India Company’s brutal methods of acquiring nutmeg. Spirits: Nutmeg, unlike ‘pumpkin spice,’ gives cocktails a subtle taste of fall The British followed soon after, as part of the East India Company, and by 1856 they had measured the tallest mountain on the landscape. Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Just 25, Laxmibai trained a regiment to protect the kingdom of Jhansi from annexation by the powerful British East India Company. ‘The Warrior Queen of Jhansi’ Review: Freedom Fighter 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z An army officer of the East India Company pictured with his Indian wife and their three children, 1785. Family Secrets: Living With Shame from the Victorians to the Present Day by Deborah Cohen – review 2013-01-26T15:00:01Z But word quickly spread of their crimes, and English King William III — under enormous pressure from a scandalized India and the East India Company trading giant — put a large bounty on their heads. Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Tom Hardy’s nefarious Delaney continued to battle the East India Company and the Americans, while also squeezing in a bit of class politics. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z And the British East India Company, chartered in 1600, became the face of Britain in much of the world as it set up trading routes to send tea back to Britain. Ah, Tea. So Relaxing. But Its History Is Another Story. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Now that the Dutch East India Company has collapsed, Captain Penhaligon plans to take over the Japanese trade. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 2010-05-10T23:05:00Z The greatest single force in the expansion of that empire was the East India Company. Special Report: Asian Art: How Maritime Routes Led to Cultural Exchanges 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z The result was a diplomatic crisis, a global manhunt and the involvement of the East India Company, which thereby tightened its hold over the Indian subcontinent. Review | This summer: Audiobooks that make you feel like you’re on a vacation 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Around the same time, the East India Company, never known for its altruism, sent tea thieves to China posing as hapless merchants. Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z He started as a liqueur maker and would later make genevers with exotic spices and herbs the Dutch East India Company brought to the city. In the Netherlands, a foray into cocktail history 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Everyone," says Robert Newman, "always goes on about the East India Company, but the Levant Company are the real template for the way that a corporation can capture and control the state. The Trade Secret by Robert Newman – review 2013-06-07T17:35:01Z How but by learning Persian, he argued, could the East India Company rule a people who used the language for commerce and diplomacy? ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished In the years of the East India Company, British men tended to live with Indian women, who were often referred to as “bibis.” A Close-Up Look at the British Men and Women Who Ruled India 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Kesri is a sepoy, a native soldier in the British East India Company's army. Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Moving next through the dining room, Fatima points to another family treasure — a 60-piece crockery set made for the family by the East India Company some 200 years ago. Portuguese mansion a window into India’s colonial history 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Becky tries to pry a marriage proposal from Amelia’s brother, who has a lucrative position in the colonies with the East India Company. Amazon’s New “Vanity Fair” Turns Becky Sharp Into an Endearing, Plucky Go-Getter 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The East India Company, an instrument of racist and capitalist oppression, is pursuing a policy of internment for nonwhite sailors. “Confessions of the Fox” Is a Cunning Metafiction of Vulpine Versatility 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z How does the East India Company get involved? Tom Hardy Is at Home as Hero and Villain in ‘Taboo’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z He was a crucial figure in the expansion of British influence in India, and dominated the East India Company. Dundas papers secured for archive 2012-07-03T12:35:56Z A broad history of genever, from when the Dutch East India Company brought exotic spices to the Netherlands to today, is on view at this canal-side museum. In the Netherlands, a foray into cocktail history 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company was doing business with the island, and the Netherlands’ ruling governor, Prince Frederick Henry, asked officials to send him back a young elephant as a curiosity. When Rembrandt Met an Elephant 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z He enlists as well the agent’s friend and comrade, a gentleman soldier recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan with the British East India Company. ‘The Infidel Stain’ evokes a chilling time in Victorian England 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z But older pieces will also be on display, including tobacco leaf pattern plates from 18th-century China and porcelain chargers from the Dutch East India Company that date from 1670-1720. Art in NYC This Week 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Kidd unsuccessfully attacked a convoy of Muslim pilgrims from Africa and preyed on Indian Ocean shipping, infuriating the subcontinent's Mughal rulers, with whom the British East India Company was doing a lucrative business. Was Captain Kidd set up? New exhibit airs doubts 2011-05-19T16:46:11Z Photograph: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, was one of India's greatest leaders and a huge thorn in the side to the expansionist ambitions of the East India Company. Tipu Sultan papers reveal wealth of spoils after India siege 2012-07-09T15:59:17Z In Bombay, it was again the East India Company that saw huge economic potential in that city’s proximity to the subcontinent, Africa and Asia, not to mention serving England and the Continent. ‘A History of Future Cities’: urban gateways between East and West 2013-02-20T19:58:37Z Founded in 1599 to run British trade in Asia, the East India Company evolved from being a profitable corporation with a security force to being a mighty army with a trading division. When a Private British Corporation Ruled India 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Shanghai, where the Yangtze meets the Pacific, comprised some 200,000 residents when a director of the British East India Company first saw it in 1832 and quickly understood its potential. ‘A History of Future Cities’: urban gateways between East and West 2013-02-20T19:58:37Z As we head for the last episode and James Delaney’s final showdown with the East India Company, I’m here to tell you the naysayers are wrong. Naysayers be damned! Tom Hardy's Taboo is a work of Wicker Man genius 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Admiral Witte de With was an officer with the Dutch East India Company, which was a key player in the slave trade, and his narrative tells part of that story. A Dutch Golden Age? That’s Only Half the Story 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The ship was owned by the Swedish East India Company, which traded with China and completed a total of 132 voyages with 37 vessels until it ceased operating in 1813. Replica of Swedish 18th century trading ship to sail to Asia 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Sir Ridley Scott is joining forces with actor Tom Hardy for a BBC One period drama about the East India Company. Ridley Scott to direct BBC TV drama 2014-04-04T10:52:41Z The eight-part series, Taboo, will star Hardy as a rogue adventurer who sets out to build a shipping empire, pitting him against the East India Company. Ridley Scott to direct BBC TV drama 2014-04-04T10:52:41Z The Dutch East India Company established Cape Town as a settlement for trading ships to pick up supplies on their way to and from Asia. Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z At the Slave Lodge, the Dutch East India Company, acting on behalf of the Dutch government and Royal family, kept 9,000 people in appalling conditions. Dutch Royals Confront Their Country’s Colonial Legacy in South Africa 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z All that needed to happen was the introduction of porcelain to Holland and England from Asia via the Dutch East India Company. For china collectors, it's always so many place settings, so little space 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Acquired during colonial times, the objects include the richly ornamented, ceremonial Cannon of Candy which was looted by troops from the Dutch East India Company in 1765. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The museum said it was looted by Dutch East India Company troops during the siege and plunder of Kandy in 1765. Dutch museums will return art and artifacts that were looted from Sri Lanka and Indonesia 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Parliament made matters worse by passing the Tea Act in May 1773, which colonists complained gave the British East India Company a significant competitive edge in the tea market. George III: The legacy of the last king of America 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Princes of the time notably received 3% of the Dutch East India Company's profits from the spice trade in modern Indonesia - despite not having been a shareholder. Dutch House of Orange got $600 million from colonies -study 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Constructed for Tipu Sultan, who ruled the Kingdom of Mysore in India, the wooden machine represented the monarch’s hatred for the British East India Company. 10 books to add to your reading list this June 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company dominated maritime routes and its shareholders raked in profits. Seeing Beyond the Beauty of a Vermeer 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In 1641, the Dutch and troops from Johor defeated the Portuguese, and the Dutch East India Company took control of Malacca. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Dalrymple’s book “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” will soon become a big-budget television series that he has compared to “Game of Thrones.” Why So Many Nations in the King’s Realm Want to Say Goodbye 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The Netherlands played a key role in the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved people, primarily through the Dutch West India Company and the Dutch East India Company. Dutch Prime Minister Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z However, children are taught little of the role in the slave trade played by the Dutch West India Company and the Dutch East India Company, key sources of national wealth. Dutch PM Rutte expected to apologise for slavery and its consequences 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z But word quickly spread of their crimes, and English King William III — under enormous pressure from a scandalized India and the influential East India Company trading giant — put a large bounty on their heads. Murderous 1600s pirate hid out in US colonies with impunity 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Some, like the British East India Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company, exerted great influence during Europe’s imperial expansion in the early modern and modern periods. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Researchers found that fellows from Cambridge colleges were involved with the East India Company, while investors in the Royal African Company also had links to Cambridge, with both companies active in the slave trade. Study finds Cambridge University 'benefitted from slavery' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z While employed by the Dutch East India Company in 1609, the English sea captain Henry Hudson explored New York Harbor and the river that now bears his name. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Devasahayam, born Nilakandan, served the king of Travancore as a soldier and later as an official in the treasury, where he met a Catholic military officer from the Dutch East India Company. Pope Francis canonizes Indian man who struggled against caste 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z A painting capturing the momentous victory in battle of Indian rulers over British East India Company troops in 1780 is up for auction in London. 'Greatest picture' of Indian colonial defeat for sale 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z India had been a possession of the British East India Company, which directly ruled approximately half of India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Some of these areas had been violently annexed by the East India Company and its mighty mercenary army, but others, such as the Sikh Empire in the north, remained autonomous. Meet the real-life Sharmas of Regency London: The history behind 'Bridgerton' Season 2 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The Indemnity Act of 1767 exempted tea produced by the British East India Company from taxation when it was imported into Great Britain. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z British allies likewise triumphed in Europe while the British East India Company laid the basis for another future empire by besting French forces in India and acquiring extensive territories of its own. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Mr Dalrymple, whose book, The Anarchy, documents the rise of the East India Company in the 18th Century, has called it "the most crushing defeat" and one that "nearly ended British rule in India". 'Greatest picture' of Indian colonial defeat for sale 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In 1858, following the British army’s suppression of the revolt, Parliament disbanded the British East India Company and took control of the territory it had ruled. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Many children were born to Indian women as a result of relationships with British men — so many, in fact, that the East India Company set up orphanages where these mixed-race children could be educated. Meet the real-life Sharmas of Regency London: The history behind 'Bridgerton' Season 2 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z They also deeply resented the East India Company’s monopoly on the sale of tea in the American colonies; this resentment sprang from the knowledge that some members of Parliament had invested heavily in the company. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Boston radicals destroyed a valuable cargo of the British East India Company, and Parliament retaliated by revoking many powers of self-government in Massachusetts. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The recruiting arrangement dates to 1815, when the Kingdom of Nepal fought a war with the British East India Company, which then ruled over much of the subcontinent. Gurkha Veterans Fight a Colonial-era Legacy Still Shaping Nepal 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Local rulers whose authority the East India Company acknowledged and who had remained loyal were left in nominal control of their kingdoms, but in reality, they became subservient to Britain. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Still, Ghosh said, some Indian sailors who traveled to London aboard East India Company ships stayed in London and may have had relationships with local women. Meet the real-life Sharmas of Regency London: The history behind 'Bridgerton' Season 2 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Rather, the act was a straightforward order of economic protectionism for a British tea firm, the East India Company, that was on the verge of bankruptcy. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Founded in 1602, the Dutch East India Company captured Portuguese trading posts in Africa, India, Ceylon, and Java, gained exclusive trading privileges in Japan, and established the colony that became South Africa. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Great Britain passed the Tea Act, which stated that only the British East India Company could sell tea in the colonies. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a bit anachronistic to refer to the British East India Company before the nation of Great Britain existed, but that is the name by which the company is most commonly known. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They included Kitty Kirkpatrick, the daughter of a powerful East India Company administrator and a young Muslim woman from a courtly household in Hyderabad. Meet the real-life Sharmas of Regency London: The history behind 'Bridgerton' Season 2 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Even with the Townshend tax, the act would allow the East India Company to sell its tea at lower prices than the smuggled Dutch tea, thus undercutting the smuggling trade. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z France put its first permanent settlement on the St. Lawrence River in 1600, while the Netherlands chartered the Dutch East India Company in 1602 to capture the spice trade from Portugal. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Henry Hudson was English, but he explored for the Dutch East India Company in the Netherlands. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The British East India Company refused to pay and sought to wrest control of the territory from the Mughals. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z British economic interest in India began in the 1600s, when the British East India Company set up trading posts at Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By granting a monopoly to the East India Company, the act not only cut out colonial merchants who would otherwise sell the tea themselves; it also reduced their profits from smuggled foreign tea. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Tensions exploded again, however, when Parliament tried to help the powerful East India Company. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z There is, for instance, a magnificent model ship, based on the Valkenisse, an early-18th-century cargo ship run by the Dutch East India Company. Review | This city just became one of the best places to get to know Rembrandt and Rubens, outside of the Netherlands 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company purchased approximately half a million enslaved people in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to work in Dutch colonies in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z From that time until 1858, the East India Company was the leading power in India. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the museum, he was involved in the East India Company and Royal African Company. Sir Robert Geffrye: Museum of the Home wants statue moved 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z In Philadelphia, New York, Charles Town, and virtually every other port, the Sons of Liberty reemerged to tar and feather any merchant who accepted taxed tea from the East India Company. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z For one, Yale is named for Elihu Yale, a governor of the East India Company, one of the world's first multinational corporations, which acquired the island of "Singapura" for the British Crown in 1812. Yale's failed Singapore venture: More American arrogance in Asia 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The British East India Company provided the British with a strong basis of military and economic power in south Asia; it and Britain both benefited economically from their colonial control of India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The area controlled by the East India Company grew over time. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "That's hard for an Irishman to admit!" he quipped, referring to the East India Company, which laid the foundations of the British Empire but ceased to exist more than 150 years ago. Biden discusses Indian Bidens with Modi, and asks 'Are we related?' 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z He appeared to be referring to the British East India Company, a commercial power for centuries that controlled trade in colonized India and parts of southeast Asia. Mystery solved: Biden gets proof of family ties to India 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Tara’s painting was made at the tail end of the Rajput tradition — the period shortly before the British government wrested control of much of the subcontinent from the East India Company. An Indian miniature that sparks maximum pleasure In 1757, the forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated the ruler of Bengal, a region in northeast India, who had favored the French. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company, chartered in 1602, actively sought lands in Southeast Asia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was originally populated by Indigenous Austronesians, but Han migration from China increased with the arrival of European traders, including the Dutch East India Company. Is Taiwan Next? 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Beaumont was built by the French East India Company, an imperial commercial enterprise founded in 1664 to compete with English and Dutch trading firms in what is today east Asia. Excitement over wooden shipwreck found in Antigua's seabed 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Investors have taken activist stances in their companies at least since a shareholder named Isaac Le Maire started complaining about money management at the Dutch East India Company in 1609. The Little Hedge Fund Taking Down Big Oil 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The British East India Company’s victory left it in control of territory larger than the island of Britain itself. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Both countries had formed an East India Company to establish and direct trade throughout Asia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon enough, though, they had to seek material support from Elihu Yale, a governor of the East India Company, one of the world's first multinational corporations. What "politics" does to history: The saga of Henry Kissinger and George Shultz's right-hand man 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z But word quickly spread of their crimes, and English King William III - under enormous pressure from a scandalized India and the East India Company trading giant - put a large bounty on their heads. Ancient coins may solve mystery of murderous 1600s pirate 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Prince later lobbied Trump to "privatize" the war in Afghanistan by replacing U.S. troops with mercenaries, citing the notorious East India Company as a model. Attorney for Blackwater murder victim: Trump's pardons "a slap in the face" to U.S. justice 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z After Buxar, the Mughals retained control of territory in northern and western India but effectively surrendered governance of much of southern and eastern India to the British East India Company. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company was richer and more powerful than England’s company. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The survey included sites linked to leading officials in the East India Company, the hugely powerful corporation instrumental to British imperialism and involved in the African slave trade during the 17th and 18th centuries. UK’s National Trust details historic sites’ links to slavery 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z It also includes properties with connections to people involved in colonial expansion, including leading figures in the East India Company, or senior figures in administering colonies, including Winston Churchill's home Chartwell. National Trust details colonialism and slave links 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The scale of internet platforms such as Google and Facebook is unprecedented in the tech world and, I would argue, unprecedented since the Dutch East India Company. Roger McNamee: ‘Facebook is a threat to whatever remains of democracy in the US' 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z This included awarding the British East India Company the right to collect taxes in Bengal in 1765. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1757, Robert Clive led East India Company troops in a decisive victory over Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The latest target of activists is a statue of a top officer of the Dutch East India Company who in the 17th century founded the city that is now Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z It may no longer extract resources and ship them through the likes of the East India Company, but today’s most powerful corporations follow much the same model. By tearing down our statues, Albanians stopped learning from the past | Lea Ypi 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z So the East India Company, which virtually governed the subcontinent on Britain's behalf, decided it needed a backup approach: grow more tea in India. The clever glass box that reshaped the world 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The British East India Company typically engaged in indirect rule, a system in which colonial powers cooperated with Indigenous elites and allowed local leaders to exercise some authority. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Officially, the British government regulated the East India Company’s efforts both in London and in India. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He heaped scorn on government bailouts of the East India Company. The historical case for abolishing billionaires 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z After Dutch merchants nearly tripled the price of black pepper, the British countered in 1600 by founding the East India Company, a precursor to modern multinationals and the first step toward the Raj. How Spices Have Made, and Unmade, Empires 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The English East India Company, founded in 1600, was established for trading. The forgotten Indian artists of British India 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Most importantly, they ensured a steady flow of taxes and soldiers from the Indigenous people to the British East India Company. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Most of the princes and maharajahs who had made alliances with the East India Company did not take part in the rebellion. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But he can’t prevent the East India Company from reneging on past agreements and seeking to seize her territory after her husband dies. Review | A movie about the Indian queen who defied English colonizers is pretty but stodgy 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The Warrior Queen of Jhansi A ruler in 19th-century India leads her people in rebellion against the British East India Company. Movies opening in L.A. this week: 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Ford v Ferrari' and more 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company celebrates some of the extraordinary work which resulted from commissions made by East India Company patrons from master Indian artists between the 1770s and 1840s. The forgotten Indian artists of British India 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z In 1813, as a result of pressure exerted by religious interests on the British Parliament, the British East India Company allowed missionaries limited access to India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Early in the 18th century, the Dutch East India Company established control over most of the 3,000-mile-long chain of Indonesian islands. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the leaders of the rebellion against the British East India Company, Rani Lakshmibai bedeviled her land’s colonizers in 1858. Review | A movie about the Indian queen who defied English colonizers is pretty but stodgy 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z And so your chances of surviving in the East India Company military were very low. What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z When they returned to the Dutch Republic, the management of the Dutch East India Company decided to establish a “stopover for ships” at the location where they founded their camp. Historic 17th-century Dutch shipwreck discovered near South African beach 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z British Christians opposed the East India Company’s rule because of its stance on missionary activity. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The East India Company took more than a year to regain control of the country. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a longer view, he said, Amazon’s prowess puts it in rarer company, perhaps a peer to the Dutch East India Company. Artist works to merge artificial intelligence and art 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z It is more accurate to say not that the British Empire colonized India itself, but rather that a British corporation, the East India Company, colonized what we call India today on its own private terms. What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The significance of the Libra project is that it provides the first example since the East India Company of a corporation that thinks like a state. Facebook’s plan for a cryptocurrency is right to set alarm bells ringing |John Naughton 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Like France, both England and the Netherlands granted monopolies on foreign trade to private companies—the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z To reward the many princes who had remained loyal to Britain, the British promised to respect all treaties the East India Company had made with them. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A four-hour drive from Kolkata, Plassey is the site of the famous 1757 battle between the British East India Company and the local ruler supported by the French. Paving the way for women to rule India 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z A lot of this book is about looting — by, say, Nader Shah, or the East India Company, or the Empire. What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z After two centuries of dominion, the French East India Company liquidated in 1794 and its venerable Dutch counterpart collapsed only five years later. What does it take to destroy a world order? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z In 1652, the Dutch East India Company established a settlement at the Cape of Good Hope and traded with the Indigenous people of the region, the Khoikhoi, who were hunters and cattle herders. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Having failed to win control of the larger area, the English East India Company focused much of its energy on establishing outposts in India. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It's correctly said that China's One Belt, One Road project is the 21st century equivalent of the East India Company. Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z So the East India Company seems to be the first, the prototype for all those sorts of things. What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z After the 1857 rebellion was put down, the British government formally replaced the East India Company as India’s ruler. 'I'll destroy you all': star of Indian nationalist epic battles its critics 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The British East India Company’s preference for indirect rule had changed as its successes in India convinced British leaders they were capable of governing it directly. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In 1664, France also entered the Asia trade with its own East India Company. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The British government had passed the Tea Act of 1773 to reinforce the East India Company’s monopoly on the sale of tea in the colonies. Tim Wu's morality play: A review of "The Curse of Bigness" 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Do you have a sense of how powerful the East India Company was? What happens when a corporation colonizes a country? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z You arrive as the most quotidian and morbid of figures, an insurance adjuster assigned to calculate the financial liability of the East India Company. Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The Indian Mutiny convinced the British government that the owners of the British East India Company were unable to effectively govern India. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z His duplicitous schemes include robbing local maharajahs and milking rewards from representatives of the East India Company - which was transformed from a trading enterprise into the rulers of India - to whom he also plays informer. Critics sink Bollywood's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z If private power had been the real concern of the protest, maybe the colonists would have revolted against the East India Company instead of King George III. Tim Wu's morality play: A review of "The Curse of Bigness" 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The value of the Dutch East India Company peaked at more than $7 trillion in modern dollars during the “tulip mania” bubble in the 17th century. Perspective | Five myths about Apple 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z It bonded with those at the lowest levels of colonial society, especially the soldiers who fought and died in the wars waged by the British East India Company. What India's first newspaper says about democracy 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Parliament then granted the British East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea, which angered colonial tea merchants and led to armed conflict, initiating the American Revolution in 1775. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He said the country was economically colonising parts of the globe, such as the Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa, “like the East India Company”. Steve Bannon: Australia is on ‘frontlines’ of economic war with China 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z One Patanjali ad runs: “As East India Company plundered our country for 200 years likewise these multinationals are exploiting our country by selling their harmful and dangerous chemical products. Beware!” The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The powerful ruler was killed in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799 after a string of victories in battle against the British East India Company. Indian warrior king's rocket cache found in abandoned well 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The East India Company funded a rival newspaper to control the narrative, while Hastings' surrogates resorted to ad hominem attacks, calling the newspaper "insolent" and referring to its writers as "pitiful scoundrels". What India's first newspaper says about democracy 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z An international team of maritime archaeologists are diving, excavating and recording the Dutch East India Company wreck as part of the #Rooswijk1740 project, with open days on 11 and 12 August. New evidence reveals shipwreck's secrets 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z In 1815, after suffering heavy casualties in the invasion of Nepal, the British East India Company signed a peace deal that allowed it to recruit from the ranks of the former enemy. Gurkhas to recruit women for first time 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z This is the dream that the explorer Abel Tasman was chasing when he sailed east from Mauritius on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, in 1642. The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z A peace deal signed by the British East India Company in 1815 allowed Britain to recruit troops from Nepal. Elite Gurkhas from Nepal deployed to secure Trump-Kim summit 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Finally, when one of its anonymous writers argued that the "people are no longer bound to obey" when the government no longer consults their welfare, the East India Company moved to shut it down. What India's first newspaper says about democracy 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Political risk is as old as commerce: From its founding in 1600, the East India Company lost its ships to tempests and pirates and its markets to wars. Review | How businesses can survive a hack or a negative social media campaign 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Native Hindu and Muslim soldiers, also known as sepoys, rebelled against the British East India Company in 1857 over fears that gun cartridges were greased with animal fat forbidden by their religions. The Indian mutineer's skull found in a UK pub 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The East India Company is mistakenly called a free-trade pioneer; it was more like a buccaneer that established control backed by the strongest naval power of the time, and conscripted soldiers drawn from the colonies. Empire strikes back: why former colonies don't need Britain after Brexit | Griffith Review 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z He said the blaze destroyed models of Dutch East India Company ships, traditional Indonesian vessels and a newly installed diorama showing the history of World War II in the Java Sea. Fire rips through maritime museum in Indonesian capital 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z There, re-enactors will show how members of the Sons of Liberty - clad in Native American garb - boarded East India Company ships moored at the harbor and dumped their valuable haul into the murky waters. New political frustrations aired in Tea Party re-enactment 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The grave contains remains of five passengers on the Batavia, a flagship of the Dutch East India Company that sank in 1629 on its maiden voyage from the Netherlands to Java. Archaeologists Discover New Mass Grave From Notorious Shipwreck 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Cox’s Bazar, named after an 18th Century official in the British East India Company once posted to the area, isn’t rich by any means. ‘Too many people’: Refugee influx worries Bangladesh town 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The legal body created that New Year's Eve was the Honourable East India Company, charged with handling all of England's shipping trade east of the Cape of Good Hope. How a creative legal leap helped create vast wealth - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Prince’s Afghanistan proposal would include a “viceroy,” and compared his model to that of the East India Company. We already know what Erik Prince's Afghanistan would look like because he's done it before 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Established as the straits base for the British East India Company in 1786, the outpost attracted swells of artisans, sailors and traders in the 19th and early 20th centuries. 'Unesco-cide': does world heritage status do cities more harm than good? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z That plan was to privatize the war by hiring a mercenary army under the auspices of an American “viceroy” modeled on the old colonial British East India Company. Trump has a secret plan to “win” in Afghanistan, and wants us to trust him. Let’s not! 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z “Contract Europeans” were used by the British East India Company to rule India for more than 100 years. Opinion | Could mercenaries end America’s longest war? 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Over the next two centuries, the East India Company grew to look less like a trading business than a colonial government. How a creative legal leap helped create vast wealth - BBC News 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Moving next through the dining room, Fatima points to another family treasure - a 60-piece crockery set made for the family by the East India Company some 200 years ago. Aged Portuguese mansion an oasis of calm in chaotic India 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z In July 1857, at least 3,500 peasants armed with primitive swords and spears led by Shah Mal clashed with British soldiers of the East India Company, represented by the cavalry, infantry and artillery regiments. Indian mutiny: Remembering farmers who fought British rule - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z It was also “very low cost” to the English because the British East India Company funded itself by extracting wealth from the territories it occupied. Erik Prince’s dark plan for Afghanistan: Military occupation for profit, not security 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Their powers, she continues, extend "far beyond" the likes of the East India Company and monopolies of old, such as Standard Oil. How Facebook's tentacles reach further than you think - BBC News 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Swedish East India Company merchants were able to buy the best quality Chinese tea because unlike other European countries they were prepared to pay in silver - rather than seeking to barter or trade. Would you risk jail for a cup of tea? - BBC News 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Instead of building self-government from the village level up, the East India Company destroyed what existed. 'But what about the railways ...?' The myth of Britain's gifts to India 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z It began in 1817, after the British East India Company sent thousands of workers deep into the remote Sundarbans, part of the Ganges River Delta, to log the jungles and plant rice. Turning the Tide Against Cholera 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Prince proposed nothing less than the revival of the British East India Company model of for-profit military occupation, wherein an armed corporation effectively governed most of India for the extraction of resources. Erik Prince’s dark plan for Afghanistan: Military occupation for profit, not security 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z This is how it was when corporations like the East India Company were able to avoid doing what was just by plundering another nation for the benefit of the few. Africa is being choked. But corporations leave their grime on us all | Lola Okolosie 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z By the 17th century, local shipyards were clattering away, constructing vessels for the Dutch East India Company as it plied the spice routes to Southeast Asia. More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The railways were first conceived of by the East India Company, like everything else in that firm’s calculations, for its own benefit. 'But what about the railways ...?' The myth of Britain's gifts to India 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Rembrandt's famous double portrait depicts master shipbuilder Jan Rijcksen, who was a shareholder in the Dutch East India Company, and his wife Griet Jans. Royal Collection art loaned to Hull Ferens Art Gallery - BBC News 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The British East India Company was not simply a mercenary army like his Blackwater but an armed corporation that colonized like a state power. Erik Prince’s dark plan for Afghanistan: Military occupation for profit, not security 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Rooswijk was built in Amsterdam in 1737 for the Dutch East India Company and was heading for what is now Indonesia, but was then Dutch territory, Rooswijk shipwreck explored on Goodwin Sands - BBC News 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z They first engaged with India as members of the monopolistic East India Company. Viewpoint: The truth of Britain's chaotic and violent rule of India - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The India the British entered was a wealthy, thriving and commercialising society: that was why the East India Company was interested in it in the first place. 'But what about the railways ...?' The myth of Britain's gifts to India 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, though, the bosses of the East India Company were already working on a plan to avoid future disruption of the tea market. The dark history behind India and the UK's favourite drink - BBC News 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The East India Company helped kill off India's once-robust textile industries, pushing more and more people into agriculture. Viewpoint: How British let one million Indians die in famine - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The British East India Company was granted a royal charter over the island in 1658, which was still held when the emperor and his entourage arrived as detainees in October 1815. Thomas Keneally: what really happened during Napoleon's exile 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Because he was born in Nepal, Ghimire’s teammates call him “Gurkha,” the name of a Nepalese defense force that repelled invasion from the British East India Company in 1814. Alhaji Bah leads Falls Church boys’ soccer’s gritty region semifinal upset of Broad Run 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z To hear the reaction in India to Facebook’s effort to bring free Internet access to the country, you’d think it was sponsored by the British East India Company and signified a return to colonial rule. Mark Zuckerberg’s Uphill Battle 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Those clever men at the East India Company needed to find an alternative - and they did. The dark history behind India and the UK's favourite drink - BBC News 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z They were sailors recruited in India to work for the East India Company. The diverse origins of Britain's Muslims - BBC News 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Most historians trace the origins of the modern company back to outfits like the Dutch East India Company and its British equivalent. Fin-tech 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z London’s East India Company shipped the tea dumped in protest by the American colonists on December 16th, 1773. Tea from East India Co. to be dumped in Boston reenactment 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Before then, Indonesians were ruled from even farther away, by the Dutch East India Company and the Netherlands, for more than 300 years. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z She was born in Calcutta in 1815 to well-to-do parents, her father an official of the East India Company and her mother descended from French aristocracy. Julia Margaret Cameron at the V&A - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, expect students to find ever more microaggressions, perhaps including degrees in the names of offending founders: Elihu Yale made his fortune as a British East India Company imperialist. Chicago School of Free Speech 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Commercial production of tea in India began after the British East India Company took control of large areas of the country, with the drink eventually becoming popular in Britain in the 1920s. What India and the UK love about each other - BBC News 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The tea that was destroyed in Boston Harbor belonged to a private firm, the East India Company. They want America to fail: The Tea Party far right hates the GOP — and their own country 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z At the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. Activists work for a greater good, which may just inconvenience you | Cindy Casares 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Metcalfe's arrival in Delhi brought to a close a period which had seen a great deal of social, cultural and sexual interaction between the East India Company and the Mughal court. The vivid paintings that record a Briton's love of Delhi - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z It was Parliament giving the East India Company monopoly rights on exporting tea -- and taxing it -- to the American colonies that lead to the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Brits No Longer Steamed About a Hot Cuppa Tea 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z "My father was a hangman, and his father was a hangman, and his father and grandfather before him - since the times of the East India Company." The Pakistani hangman and his family tradition - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The British East India Company explored the option 200 years later. For Centuries, Thailand Has Dug the Idea of a Canal 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The timing of Kidd’s capture was unfortunate, as he was imprisoned only four years after the disappearance of the pirate Henry Avery, whose actions created considerable embarrassment for the East India Company. Why We Still Care About the Notorious Pirate Captain Kidd 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z In the six decades since its victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the East India Company had emerged as the ruler of vast swaths of the subcontinent. American Hawks Should Stop Flattering Themselves: They're Not Playing A Great Game With Putin 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z It began with a showing of courage and tenacity in Nepal’s war against the East India Company in 1814. Your Tuesday Briefing 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z After suffering heavy casualties in the invasion of Nepal, the British East India Company signed a hasty peace deal in 1815, which also allowed it to recruit from the ranks of the former enemy. Gurkha anniversary: Queen to attend event to mark 200 years - BBC News 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The Dutch East India Company was into trade and was also founded in 1602 but grew to a massive size of around 50,000 employees and was the richest private company in the world. Why People Should Want To Work At Your Company Instead Of Need To Work There 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Ben Franklin suggested to Hancock and co-agitator Samuel Adams that they reimburse the East India Company for the lost tea. Then as Now, the Tea Party Proved Divisive 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z It was once the most profitable spices of the first publicly traded company in history, the Dutch East India Company. Latest News: Ferguson Protests, Ozone Emissions, Thanksgiving Turkey 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Despite all the funky touches, the garden at Babylonstoren is arranged in a formal Dutch grid — closely modeled on the original plan for the Dutch East India Company Gardens in the center of Cape Town. Going Dutch in Cape Town 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z You would expect that the world of the Qing dynasty, Tsar Nicholas I and the British East India Company would be more unequal than today’s. Breaking the camel’s back 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z The Middletons who settled in Carmarthenshire in the 16th Century built a fortune from overseas voyages trading in spices in the East India Company. £6.7m historic garden restoration bid 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The act, however, didn’t increase taxes: It lowered the price of tea by allowing the struggling East India Company to sell directly to colonists without first stopping in England. Then as Now, the Tea Party Proved Divisive 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The city-state’s history as a port city began in 1819, when the British East India Company turned the strategically located, sparsely inhabited island into a Southeast Asian trading perch. What Makes An Asian Tiger? Singapore's Unlikely Economic Success Lies In Its History 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Which brings us back to The East India Company, the dominant corporation of that era. Founding Fathers Spinning In Their Graves As SCOTUS Rules That Corporations Are People Too 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Babylonstoren’s eight-and-a-half acre edible garden, the lifeblood of the farm, was designed after the Company’s Gardens, the original Dutch East India Company orchard in Cape Town that fed sailors and saved them from scurvy. Harvest The Colorful Bounty At Babylonstoren, South Africa 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z The specimen had been brought to him by Thomas Haviside, a captain for the East India Company, who encountered the dolphin off the coast of Namibia. First Major Genetic Study of Elusive South African Dolphin Reveals a Species in Peril 2014-05-09T13:38:21Z The East India Company once controlled half the world’s trade, commanded its own army and issued its own currency, but went out of business in 1873. Schumpeter: Hidden gems 2014-04-10T14:59:07Z Jamestown, its capital, became a centre of commerce for the East India Company in the 17th Century. Enjoying a stroke and a grunt at 182 2014-03-13T01:04:36Z Hindu and Muslim soldiers rebelled against the British East India Company in 1857 over fears that gun cartridges were greased with animal fat forbidden by their religions. India probe into '1857 rebel' bodies 2014-03-03T09:03:42Z A diver inspects one of the three cannon found in Eddrachillis Bay One theory is that the vessel was owned by the Dutch East India Company, also known as VOC. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z "The East India Company is hugely significant for the history of offices because it created over time a very large and complex bureaucracy," says Huw Bowen of Swansea University. Chained to the desk 2013-07-21T23:02:18Z In some news related to the British era, the first East India Company factory set up in the western city of Surat in 1613 is now in ruins, reports . Indian media: Political divide 2013-06-17T07:45:02Z But Mr Sharp downplays comparisons with Britain’s East India Company, which ran a private empire with its own navy. Piracy: Privateers 2013-01-10T16:11:29Z In the 18th Century, the British East India Company followed previous Dutch and Portuguese settlers in encouraging employees to marry native women and plant roots. Is Anglo-Indian culture dying out? 2013-01-04T01:46:17Z Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch East India Company commander and the so-called founder of Cape Town, planted the first vines on the Western Cape in 1659. Last Harvest: South African Vineyard Yields Hidden History 2012-12-29T17:05:23Z He was a horseback messenger for the East India Company in the 1850s. The adventurer who had no limbs 2012-12-06T01:44:12Z Before the revolution, Americans had been barred from entering the China trade on account of the British East India Company’s monopoly on Far Eastern commerce. How China Made America 2012-11-04T09:45:00Z Learn about Afghanistan and India and the British East India Company and gain insight into the minds of people so different from western ways. Ten Great Forgotten Books 2012-09-29T13:12:48Z Also on offer is a $200,000 diamond encrusted gold medallion made by the East India Company for the Queen's jubilee. Businesses look to cash in on royal visit 2012-09-12T03:47:09Z The Maharajah was the Sikh empire's last ruler and was exiled to the UK when his kingdom was annexed by the East India Company in 1849. Sikh empire heir's grave restored 2012-09-05T23:00:12Z The private army of the Honourable East India Company, that's where. Viewpoint: G4S and the echoes of the East India Company 2012-08-02T01:27:40Z When the book was published, it was already a source of nostalgia for the passing of the East India Company era as India came under British rule. Thirty words English got from India 2012-07-11T23:36:35Z The Netherlands United East India Company, or Voc, was the world's first multinational corporation. The world's oldest clove tree 2012-06-23T10:51:22Z In 1628 he was sent to England in his legal capacity by the Dutch East India Company, to settle the dispute respecting Amboyna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z However, a bloody war with the East India Company saw it eventually annexed and Maharajah Singh was exiled to Britain at the age of 10. Sikh empire heir's grave restored 2012-09-05T23:00:12Z The Attorney-General, who has been fighting the East India Company for her these sixteen years, and making more money out of the case than she 'll ever get back again. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Meares came first to the coast of Oregon in 1786, in command of the Nootka to trade for furs for the East India Company. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z This was later on abandoned, but the Dutch East India Company continued the trade on the same island, under very severe restrictions. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Mark the result.19 On the 28th November, 1773, the ship Dartmouth appeared in Boston Harbour with one hundred and fourteen chests of the East India Company’s tea. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The East India Company had enough to do to pacify him, and only succeeded in doing so by promising to use every endeavour to punish the pirates. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z It was the fourth and last vessel on the East India Company's account to sail there. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z For thirty years after the peace of Utrecht the Provinces kept themselves free from entanglement in the quarrels of Ostend East India Company. their neighbours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Cape Colony was acquired by Great Britain in 1620, although for a long time it was practically in the hands of the Dutch, a colony having been planted by their East India Company. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The East India Company was long a synonym for everything that was rich and powerful, and many of its civil servants visited or retired to England as opulent and independent men. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Beginning in the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company brought slaves and prisoners from Mozambique and Madagascar, as well as from India and Indonesia. Cape Town Journal: In Cape Town, Many Black South Africans Feel Unwelcome 2012-03-22T22:33:00Z In India a similar army was maintained by the despotic government of the East India Company. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He transacted business at the India House, on the 4th, and presided at the banquet recently given by the directors of the East India Company to Lord Gough. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Seven years after Charles the Dissolute had obtained what is now the most valuable colonial possession of Great Britain, he ceded it to the Honourable East India Company—though, of course, for a handsome consideration. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z His estates were confiscated, his private treasure seized, his entire territory secured to the East India Company, and one of its creatures placed on the vacant throne. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z From that place they were soon driven by the Directors and Agents of the British East India Company, who were at that time opposed to the introduction of the Christian religion into those parts. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The gentlemen who are supposed the designed factors for the East India Company, viz: Mr. Thos. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Sir Archibald Galloway, Chairman of the Hon. East India Company, died on the 6th, in London, aged 74, after a few hours' illness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Lord Clive, eight months later, succeeded in recapturing Calcutta, and after the subsequently famous battle of Plassey, the possessions of the East India Company greatly extended. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The opium being manufactured, the East India Company takes it all, giving the growers such prices as it pleases. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z To the first eastern scholar in this country, probably in Europe, Dr. Wilkins, Librarian to the East India Company, he owes more obligations than he can express. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z He twice received the thanks of Parliament, and was presented with a service of plate by that body and by the East India Company. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z In this district lived, immured in his fort, one of the native rajahs, who, with questionable justice, have gradually been shorn of their regal state and authority, to become pensioners of the East India Company. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Calcutta, in 1700, was but a collection of petty villages, surrounding the factories or posts of the East India Company, and which were presented to that corporation by the Emperor of Delhi. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The whole of Anglo-India is ruled primarily by the Government of Great Britain, but a large portion of it is governed practically by the English East India Company. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The Grand Signior, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Sardinia, the King of Naples, and the East India Company made him magnificent presents. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Without any accession to his fortune yet, with letters to the agents of the East India Company, he soon embarked for India, and, on his arrival there, was well received. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Both these vessels sailed under the flag of the East India Company. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z Moreover these proceedings, upon complaint made to his late Majesty, and by whom represented to the State of Holland, were absolutely disowned by them, and wholly laid upon the East India Company of Amsterdam. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z For his many virtues and wise administration, the Directors of the East India Company, in 1835, presented him a rich gift and a eulogistic vote of thanks. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He was a director of the East India Company, sat in parliament for four years as member for Bishops Castle, and was high sheriff of Surrey in 1729. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z This fort belonged to the Dutch East India Company, but its 150 men had been deserted, and left to pine away and starve; sixteen turned pirates, but the rest, being Dutch, were left to die. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The East India Company is one of the most powerful and wealthy associations in Europe; p. 31and their house in Leadenhall Street is a very elegant building. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z The Executive Council of the East India Company At first they traded under neutral flags and with neutral papers. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z At length a licence was granted to the East India Company to carry tea into America, duty free. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The ships of the Dutch East India Company won their way against the Portuguese and made prize of their vessels. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z And last month, when he was asked to comment on the government’s plan to allow foreign investments in the retail sector, Mr. Hazare compared foreign retailers to the East India Company, which once colonized India. Letter from India: Indian Revolution Born in Farce Ends in One 2012-01-04T14:50:56Z In 1773 the East India Company sent a small portion of opium to China by way of speculation. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Most painful of all, because most disastrous to the pockets of the people, was the question of what should be done with the East India Company. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z A quantity of tea sent by the East India Company to Boston was destroyed by the people. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The cinnamon culture, a monopoly of the various governments which one after another conquered Ceylon, and domineered over its inhabitants, was carried on, especially by the Dutch East India Company, with terrible severity. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z A recommendation from Charles II. to the East India Company procured for him an apparently suitable, though, as it proved, ill-chosen station, and in November 1676 he embarked for St Helena. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In 1766, fourteen Moravian Brethren were settled on Nangkauri, with the view of extending the influence of the Danish East India Company. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z We first catch sight of him as an 'interloper,' that is, an illicit merchant carrying on trade in violation of the East India Company's monopoly. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z In its special end of the year issue, The Economist looks at what the East India Company may tell us about today’s state-owned or state-backed firms from countries like China, Brazil and Mexico. India Ink: Newswallah: Long Reads Edition 2012-01-01T07:52:13Z In the same year his name occurs as an adviser to the East India Company, supplying them with maps, and informing them as to markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The East India Company alone, which was the actual loser, had cause for complaint. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z He had an unfurnished residence with stables in the Post Office building; and he received annually from the East India Company eight pounds of tea and two dozen of arrack. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z But the Honourable East India Company asserted their prerogatives, and put a stop to the scheme of the New Bengal Steam Company, as the undertaking was to have been called. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z A collection of twenty-one Oriental works, printed between 1808-1835 by the East India Company, presented by the Directors, and, 2. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z He subsequently obtained a home appointment under the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z On Sunday evening, the 28th of November, the Dartmouth, Captain Hall, one of the East India Company's ships, arrived in the harbor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z About the same time, but a little later, an important change took place in the treatment of letters arriving from the East Indies in the ships of the East India Company. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Subsequently it was garrisoned by Sindhia, from whom it was wrested in 1780 by the forces of the East India Company, and to whom it was finally restored by the British in 1886. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He was retained by the Dutch East India Company as their advocate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The English East India Company good traders before they became sovereigns, but each character now spoils the other, ib. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z Another and a powerful party was now made a principal in the quarrel; the East India Company whose property had been destroyed, was now directly interested in the question of taxation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The practice was of old date, as old probably as the East India Company itself, and was held to be not illegal. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z James Silk Buckingham, who died in 1855, wrote eighteen books of travel, but was mainly noteworthy for his endeavours to do away with the monopoly of the East India Company. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z In 1762, when Manila was taken by the forces of the Honourable East India Company, the Chinese eagerly joined in the plundering. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z How the territorial acquisitions of the East India Company might be rendered a source of revenue, 403. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z At the beginning of 1773, the East India Company, feeling the effects of the non-importation agreements and the colonial contraband trade, opened the way for reconciliation, while endeavoring to benefit themselves. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z During the first sixteen months the mails were despatched five times by His Majesty's ships, four times by ships of the East India Company, and seven times by ships belonging to private owners. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The Dutch East India Company maintained its own secret atlas. The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z A pension of �2000 per annum was granted to him by parliament, and an equal pension by the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z He joined the East India Company in 1839 and shipped off soon after to serve with the 12th Madras native infantry. India Ink: Early Pictures of South Asia To Be Auctioned Off in London. 2011-11-08T11:33:50Z But the ministry, deluded by false views of national honor, would not listen to the proposition, but stupidly favored the East India Company, while persisting in unrighteousness toward the Americans. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The directors of the East India Company, who would seem to have strangely overlooked the bill during its passage through the House, implored the Government to get the Act repealed. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The method by which he determined to work was the revival of government by chartered companies within the empire—a method supposed to be buried with the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In 1795 the burghers, smarting under the exactions of the Dutch East India Company proclaimed a republic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Third, Tripe was also one of the first official photographers employed by the East India Company in India. India Ink: Early Pictures of South Asia To Be Auctioned Off in London. 2011-11-08T11:33:50Z Countrymen!—That worst of plagues, the detested Tea shipped for this port, by the East India Company, is now arrived in the harbor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z It contained no provision obliging private ships to carry letters, and the private ships between England and India were almost entirely in the hands of the East India Company. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z I was at that moment swinging with Hann�, and would have given the wealth of the East India Company to have been permitted to end my dream undisturbed. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z His father was a wealthy M.P. and director of the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In 1859, after the first war of independence and the dismantling of the East India Company, the new governor of Madras eliminated the photographic services because he considered it an extravagance. India Ink: Early Pictures of South Asia To Be Auctioned Off in London. 2011-11-08T11:33:50Z A long series of raids into our territory and outrages on our subjects along the border was borne with exemplary patience for many years by the East India Company. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The East India Company, with admirable generosity, placed their ships at the disposal of the Post Office and refused to receive any payment. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z In his prosperous days, this rich zemindar paid an annual revenue of fifty-two lakhs of Rupees to the East India Company. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The museum, in the old East India Company’s house, has fine collections in natural history, entomology, botany, anatomy, archaeology and ethnography, a picture and sculpture gallery, and exhibits of coins and industrial art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z One of the few independent Indian businessmen in a trade controlled by the East India Company, he is both insider and outsider. River Of Smoke - By Amitav Ghosh - Book Review 2011-10-09T02:30:56Z The East India Company was once a powerful symbol of Britain’s commercial and imperial might. India Ink: Newswallah: Long Reads Edition 2011-09-24T05:40:37Z The East India Company's generosity was not reciprocated by the Post Office. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z On the 31st of December 1599 Queen Elizabeth granted the charter of incorporation to the East India Company, and Sir James Lancaster, one of the directors, was appointed general of their first fleet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In 1805 he was chosen chairman of the directors of the East India Company and he retired from parliament in 1818. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Meanwhile a young English officer in the East India Company's service, now Sir Henry Rawlinson, had been working in Persia unassisted, and at a distance from libraries, upon the Old Persian texts. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z The old Lutheran mission there had great difficulties to contend against: the system of caste distinctions, the proud self-sufficiency of the pantheistic Brahmans, the politico-commercial interests of the East India Company, etc. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z He was in the service of the East India Company—an officer in the 8th Native Infantry. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z From the tenth voyage of the East India Company, commanded by Captain Best, who left England in 1612, dates the establishment of permanent British factories on the coast of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The flag opposite was used by the East India Company but, as suggested by the contestant, was also a flag used in the newly-formed United States. 7 days quiz 2011-08-05T00:38:31Z But the first to explore them scientifically was Rich, the Resident of the East India Company at Bagdad, who surveyed and made a map of them. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z East India Company does not possess a monopoly.—Great changes will be attended with great danger. Free Trade with India An Enquiry 2011-08-03T02:00:12.503Z He went out to Madras as a “writer” in the East India Company’s civil service. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z He had received it from a Rajah in those old days when jewels and gifts passed freely between the servants of the Great East India Company and the native princes. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The original of this picture was a vessel commanded once upon a time by one Captain Joseph Turner, of the East India Company's service. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z The East India Company, however, was making such handsome profits in the East that the furs of New Netherlands failed to attract it. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In 1766 fourteen Moravians were installed on Nankauri, with a view to extending the influence of the Danish East India Company, but in a dozen years nearly every member of the settlement was dead. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The poet declined the offer, and became purser of the “Aurora” frigate, which had been commissioned to carry out to India certain supervisors or superintendents of the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Brand was a Dutchman; his family established itself generations back in Java, and several of his ancestors were prominent officials under the old Dutch East India Company. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Educated at Cambridge University, he was ordained in 1840, and became chaplain to the East India Company, but after serving two years in India illness necessitated his retirement from the post. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Reports of the successes of the Dutch in the East Indies increased the interest of the English merchants, and in 1600 the East India Company was formed. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z A man equal in abilities and in energy to either met with every affront from the East India Company. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z He was the originator of a mission to India which was warmly taken up by the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He accumulated a fortune by commercial operations in India, and in 1742 was appointed Governor of Pondicherry for the French East India Company. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z He entered the service of the East India Company, and went through some of the earlier campaigns in India. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The idea was opposed by the East India Company and by some of the Dutch statesmen, especially Olden Barnevelt, who feared that it would bring about new difficulties with Spain. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z This system of annexation was 'the one clear and direct course' deliberately laid down by the East India Company's Government in 1841. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z Google is essentially similar to the East India Company, but is smarter in its performance than the East India Company. Google Tests Fate in China as Mapping Application Deadline Looms 2011-03-30T00:25:45Z Silver Rupee of East India Company, 1675 East India Company, a great English company, originally simply a trading association, which played an important part in the history of Hindustan. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z General Wilson was granted a pension of £1,000 a year by the East India Company, and created a baronet. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z He also hoped to secure a part of the Oriental trade by the formation of the Ostend East India Company, an enterprise which ran counter to English, Dutch, and French interests. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z This principle which the East India Company had enforced for its own aggrandisement in the absence of natural male heirs, the Queen in 1858 deliberately renounced for ever. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z His father, Major Theophilus Metcalfe, of the Bengal army, was a gentleman of ample fortune, and a Director in the East India Company. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z His translation, revised by more than one Dutch scholar, was finally printed in 1712 at Amsterdam, at the cost of the Dutch East India Company. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z This flag, curiously enough, was precisely the same as the flag of the old Honourable East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Attempted relief of the East India Company.—During this period George III and his ministers took the fatal step of attempting to force tea upon the colonies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z This attempt at government by a majority was the secret of much of the misrule which has left so deep a stain on the East India Company's first years of administration in Bengal. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z The conflict was precipitated by legislation which favoured the London East India Company at the expense of the American shipper. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He was an Irishman by birth, and had served many years in the British East India Company's forces. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z He was named governor of Madagascar by the French East India Company in 1648. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z At this time the East India Company was on the verge of bankruptcy, a condition due in part to the loss of American customers. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The new plan subsisted with little change till 1858, the last year of the East India Company. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z This East India Company had been originally at the time of its incorporation under Queen Elizabeth no more than a company of sea adventurers. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The wazir ceded it to the East India Company in 1801, but it still remained so largely in the hands of lawless native chiefs that some difficulty was experienced in reducing it to orderly government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Among the vessels lost was a new iron steamer, the Falkland, belonging to the East India Company. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z East India Company hoped to find a shorter route to India and in 1609 employed an English mariner, Henry Hudson, to search for a northwest passage. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Near the middle of the seventeenth century, the ship Haarlem of the East India Company was wrecked off the Blueberg coast. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Only the East India Company showed any spirit of expansion. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Burke, hating wrong and injustice with a bitter hatred, had descried in the government of British India by the East India Company a disgrace to the English name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z This, however, is remote from the present purpose, as is the still wider subject of the political and semi-political authorities granted by charter to the East India Company and other trading companies. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z In 1770 the East India Company reorganized the engineer corps of the three presidencies, composed of officers only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z In 1652, the little fleet from the Netherlands reached the coast, and proceeded to form such a station at Table Valley, under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In 1859, following upon a serious mutiny of the native troops in India, this empire of the East India Company was annexed to the British Crown. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The mutiny, however, had impressed its lesson on the British people, and, as the first consequence, it was decided to transfer the government from the old East India Company to the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z All the vast amounts of plunder and "loot" which individuals, the East India Company, or the Crown have gained, have cost to get them more than they were worth. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The later art of Holland was largely influenced by the Dutch conquests in the East Indies at the end of the 16th century, and the subsequent founding of the Dutch East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z In addition to negroes, the East India Company began the introduction of Asiatics into the settlement. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z One local historian traces the decision back nearly three centuries, to the early days of the British East India Company. Kolkata Journal: In City?s Teeming Heart, a Place to Gaze and Graze 2011-01-28T01:00:56Z When they had deserted it, the East India Company, with plenty of capital, took possession and naturally fell back on slave labor to cultivate the fields. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z In turn, doctor upon a vessel of the East India Company, actor, professor of mathematics, courier to an ambassador, Parisian correspondent to a German prince who boasted thirty-three subjects, what callings had he not fulfilled? Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Having received an appointment in the civil service of the East India Company, of which one of his uncles was a director, he reached Calcutta in the beginning of 1796. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z He did not again reach the Netherlands, but he forwarded to the Dutch East India Company a report of his discoveries. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z East India Company, lends the island of St. Helena to the government, iv. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z They were natives of France, Holland, Germany and Spain, and the East India Company believed it had a right to arrest them and ship them in a body to New Caledonia. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The English fleet then burnt the Dutch East India Company’s dockyard at Terschelting, inflicting great loss. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Servants of the East India Company sometimes acquired vast fortunes in India, and forced their way into domestic politics by sheer weight of wealth. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z It passed into British possession in 1765, but the East India Company did not assume its direct government until 1787, when that course became necessary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Accordingly, St. Helena, the spot suggested at Vienna as being the most remote in the habitable world, was designated and the island was borrowed from the East India Company. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z We were not the slaves of the East India Company; we were not prisoners of war; nor were we criminals. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The history of the Dutch East India Company from its formation in 1602 until its dissolution in 1798 is filled, until the close of the 17th century, with wars and diplomatic relations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Hastings had been Governor-General under the East India Company, whose territory and influence had been enormously increased since the victories of Clive and the expulsion of the French twenty years before. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Whilst engaged there he published important volumes on the industrial arts of India, the ancient records of the India Office, and the first letter-book of the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Tell the stories of the great old multinational trading companies — you know, the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Dutch East India Company, et al. — and suss out some business lessons for today’s multinationals. Off the Shelf: When Companies Were Conquerors 2010-12-18T19:58:42Z Thus my unfortunate cranium became the property of the powerful East India Company, and there, if nowhere else, a man learns how to pray. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The history of the Dutch West India Company is one of less prosperity than that of the Dutch East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z And the tea was being shipped by the British East India Company, which was increasingly becoming an imperial power in South Asia. Before the Tea Party, There Was the Tea Party 2010-11-19T16:20:00Z But the East India Company is acting on behalf of its principal owners and stockholders and, to a certain extent, of the sailors. Lewis Lapham on "the end of capitalism" 2010-09-23T14:01:00Z In building the foundations of the East India Company, Clive defeated the French and assorted forgotten nawabs; these sections of the book read more like Kipling than Kiplinger. Off the Shelf: When Companies Were Conquerors 2010-12-18T19:58:42Z The Dutch East India Company set up a refreshment station and began taxing the indigenious people. Five-star hotel brings a touch of luxury to Cape Town's regeneration 2010-09-03T14:35:00Z Last year, the East India Company, the trading company started in 1600 by Elizabeth I that helped to create and define the British colonial empire, was resurrected by an Indian entrepreneur. Cameron of Britain Seeks More Business Ties With India 2010-07-26T22:30:00Z You mention that the East India Company at the time was in fiscal trouble and deemed "too big to fail" by London. Before the Tea Party, There Was the Tea Party 2010-11-19T16:20:00Z Historical links between South Africa and the Netherlands extend to 1652, when the Dutch East India Company established a supply station for ships rounding the Cape of Good Hope. World Cup Final Transcends South Africa?s Colonial Past 2010-07-10T16:42:00Z The Dutch East India Company established its first settlement in Cape Town in 1652, creating what became the Afrikaans culture. Afrikaners for Dutch in WCup because of heritage 2010-07-09T07:51:00Z Colonial patriots also took aim at the East India Company. Crocodile tears on Wall Street 2010-04-17T00:20:00Z Brooke entered the East India Company's army in 1819 at the age of sixteen. Cathedral Cities of England How much of a bogeyman was the East India Company for the American colonists? Before the Tea Party, There Was the Tea Party 2010-11-19T16:20:00Z Guided by such administrators as Warren Hastings, the East India Company had assumed more and more definitely the functions of government for a great part of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Besides Boston, the tea was sent by the East India Company to Charleston, Philadelphia, and New York, and in these cities the people prevented its being landed and sold; but they did not destroy it. The True Benjamin Franklin On the 1st of September 1858 the East India Company ceased to rule, and Her Majesty’s government took up the reins of power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" In 1765, he made a voyage to China with his cousin, Captain Ekeberg, who commanded a ship belonging to the East India Company, and who was also fond of similar studies. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History We have already informed the reader that Raeburn was at this time waiting for an appointment in the civil service of the East India Company. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The extension of their encroachments on a portion of the territory of the East India Company compelled the British government to take decisive steps for its own protection. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" We met some years afterwards at the Military College at Addiscombe, where we added to the number of the East India Company's hard bargains. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The brother of my Bertha, and of whom I have spoken, was in the service of the East India Company. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 It lay in the ten steamships of the English East India Company, which in 1861 was winding up its affairs. The Ifs of History Under the East India Company, a commercial resident was stationed at Cuddalore, and the Company’s weavers were encouraged by many privileges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" In the case of Holland, the Netherlands East India Company and the Netherlands West India Company practically included the whole nation: the state and the companies were co-extensive. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Having graduated as M.A. at Aberdeen, he then studied medicine, and was appointed a surgeon in the East India Company's naval service. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli You refuse to tell me your name; mine is William Forster, a colonel in the service of the East India Company.' Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The East India Company was prepared to make such terms as the Confederate government could have met. The Ifs of History The East India Company, whose servants had previously been allowed to send and receive letters free, protested strongly against the new Act, although the official correspondence of the Company had been exempted. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study His father was a member of Parliament and a director of the East India Company. The Story of Our Hymns The subject was a bill for regulating the dividends of the East India Company—the topic was extremely trite, and apparently trifling. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Statesmen of other countries realized its advantages and the Dutch East India Company became the model for the great trade corporations which eventually sprang up in France and England. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 With the English East India Company, it was a case of "take our ships or leave them." The Ifs of History The East India Company was placated by the concession of further exemptions in its favour. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The romantic history of the East India Company. Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use Wright was Lecturer on Navigation to the East India Company, and author of sundry treatises on Navigation. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments The success of the Dutch East India Company led to the establishment of a similar one for the West Indies, to which a monopoly of the trade to America and Africa was granted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" So lightly was the acquisition esteemed in England, and so unsuccessful was the administration of the crown officers, that in 1668 Bombay was transferred to the East India Company for an annual payment of �10. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Thus began the East India Company; its birthday was the very last day of the sixteenth century. Stories of London It would be pleasant to believe that the East India Company was sincere in this ineffective if well-phrased expression of “compassion.” Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse The opium came from India, however, and the increase in importation corresponds with the British occupation of India, and the golden days of the East India Company. The Opium Monopoly He was intended for the bar, but was employed by Colbert, who had determined on the foundation of a French East India Company, to draw up an explanatory account of the project for Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" In 1668 it was transferred by the crown to the East India Company, who placed it under the factory of Surat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I have another story to tell you which began nearly twenty years before the East India Company's birthday. Stories of London The East India Company, however, did so far regard it as to forbid their own ships from engaging in the trade, and their mandate was obeyed. A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade The British forces by which the island had been conquered were those of the East India Company, and Ceylon was therefore at first placed under its jurisdiction and administered from Madras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" In the meantime, the Great Mogul and the English East India Company had made vigorous complaint and Kidd was proclaimed a pirate. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He was also a member of the East India Company and influential in its councils. British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 Thus it seemed that Raleigh's plan quite failed; but it did not really, for about twenty years later, a company, like the East India Company, was formed, called the Virginia Company. Stories of London I took my passage homeward by the Grosvenor, a fine vessel belonging to the East India Company’s service. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The Dutch of the early seventeenth century were among the most famous navigators of the world, and the East India Company, founded by them, sent out ships all over the seas. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women His defense was that on board these prizes he had found French papers, or safe conduct passes made out in the name of the King of France and issued by the French East India Company. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He nevertheless obtained naturalization as an Englishman, and entered the military service of the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Further back still, at the end of the eighteenth century, Hickey's Bengal Gazette, a very wicked little sheet in Calcutta, published the songs of the young factors, ensigns, and writers to the East India Company. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. In the year 1609 the king granted a new charter to the East India Company, and in the following year a vessel, called the Trade's Increase, was sent out. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Later the East India Company took possession and for a century and a half controlled the foreign trade. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Nor did the agents of the East India Company see anything wrong in resorting to such subterfuges. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day In 1801, when the Ceded Provinces were acquired by the East India Company, it became the chief British frontier station. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They did not, however, establish any post at the Cape until 1652, when a small garrison under Jan van Riebeek were sent there by the Dutch East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" In that year, however, all the merchants interested in the Oriental trade joined together to form the United East India Company. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Hudson's reputation as a skillful navigator led the wealthy corporation known as the Dutch East India Company to seek his services. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The general covenant throughout the colonies against the use of taxed tea had operated disastrously against the interests of the East India Company, and produced an immense accumulation of the proscribed article in their warehouses. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools From the year 1756 to the great Sepoy Mutiny, the East India Company was the supreme authority in British India; but now the country is under the rule of the English Crown. Round the World in Eighty Days The directors of the East India Company conferred on him a gold medal and a good service pension of �100 per annum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The East India Company was by far the largest mercantile shipowner and ship-hirer in the country. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships For his services in India, whither he first went in the year 1834, in the service of the East India Company, Sir Bartle Frere twice received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 It had been gathered by Albert Seba, a wealthy apothecary in the Dutch East India Company's service, who fortunately published an elaborate description of its contents. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series How the name began is beyond my sure knowing; but it is in my mind that it goes back farther still, to the East India Company, to Clive and to Madras. Stepsons of Light After the two first captures it was restored to Hyder Ali under treaty; after the third it was ceded to the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" This led, ultimately, to the founding of the celebrated East India Company, and to the conquest of India by the British. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships He was educated in commerce, and on entering the service of the East India Company speedily attained high rank. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Consequently a large stock of it was accumulated in the warehouses of the East India Company; and the government in 1773 authorized the company to ship it to America free from any export duty. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia A young man invalided home from the East India Company Service in an advanced stage of consumption came to stay with a sister at Chelsea. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant I was born in the city of Delhi, in Central India, where my father held a command as major in the old East India Company’s service. The White Chief of the Caffres While the English East India Company are possessed of their present greatness, it is in their power to diffuse over the East every blessing which flows from the wisest and most humane policy. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem He often expressed his regret, after the war had continued some time, that he had not chosen the Naval, instead of the East India Company's, service, to which his family connection had led him. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) In early life he went to India, where he entered the service of the East India Company. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Then came the East India Company sergeant, and last but not least came the recruiting for the Spanish legion. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant Hogg was a distinguished director of the East India Company and M.P. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) That was after she had fled from Calcutta, whither her first husband, a captain or lieutenant James, in the service of the East India Company, had taken her. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The government of India had just been transferred from the East India Company to the crown, and questions of education were eagerly discussed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" After studying at Edinburgh he became surgeon in the East India Company’s service. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" There he remained until, in 1743, he was nominated to be a writer in the service of the East India Company. Rulers of India: Lord Clive End of the Indian Mutiny; the government of India transferred from the East India Company to the crown. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 China took from the British East India Company its monopoly of the opium trade; British ships on the Canton River fired on. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 By the treaty of peace Coorg, though not adjacent to the East India Company’s territories, was included in the cessions forced upon Tippoo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The East India Company took possession of the island in 1651, and about the year 1700 it began to be seen that the forests were fast diminishing, and required some protection. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras STERLING, Mr., private school in Hertfordshire, where Clive went on leaving Merchant Taylors', until he was nominated writer in the service of the East India Company, 10. Rulers of India: Lord Clive The records of the East India Company have frequent references to this cruel exercise of naval tyranny. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war But it was not till 1600 that the English East India Company was established, and the opening of the first factory of the Company in India must be dated some ten or eleven years later. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" On the 11th of April the raja was deposed by Colonel Fraser, the political agent with the force, and on the 7th of May the state was formally annexed to the East India Company’s territory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" |
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