PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 10 The Establishment of East India Company

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PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 10 The Establishment of East India Company

→ Discovery of a New Sea Route: A Portuguese sailor Vasco-de-Gama discovered the new sea route to India in 1498 A.D.

→ European Communities in India: The Portuguese, the English, the French, and the Dutch came to India for trade.

→ Factories: Trading centers of European Companies in India were called ‘Factories’.

PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 10 The Establishment of East India Company

→ The British East India Company: The British established the East India Company in 1600 A.D. It opened trade centres in India and checked the expansion of other European trading companies.

→ The French East India Company: Although the French East India Company was established in 1664 A.D., much later than the British company, yet it made great progress in India.

→ Carnatic Wars: The Carnatic Wars were fought between the British and the French. The British won these three wars.

→ Dupleix: Dupleix was the most capable governor of the French possessions in India.

→ Robert Clive: Robert Clive was an able English military commander. He was the founder of the British Empire in India.

→ The victory of Bengal: The British won the battle of Plassey in 1757 A.D. and the battle of Buxar in 1764 A.D. and thus became the real masters of Bengal.

→ Diwani Rights: The Battle of Buxar ended with the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 A.D. As a result of this treaty, the British got the ‘Diwani Rights’ of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Now the British were in a position to collect land revenue from these territories.

→ Means of Expansion of Empire: The British Empire was expanded through a number of means such as subsidiary alliance, Doctrine of Lapse, war, Discontinuing pension, etc.

→ Maratha Power: The British defeated powerful Maratha rulers one by one and forced them to accept a subsidiary alliance.

→ The victory of Mysore: The British fought four wars with Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan to conquer Mysore. The British emerged victoriously.

PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 10 The Establishment of East India Company

→ Subsidiary Alliances: Lord Wellesley introduced this system for the expansion of the British Empire. Indian rulers who entered into Subsidiary Alliances with the British came completely under British control.

→ The doctrine of Lapse: This policy was started by Lord Dalhousie. If the ruler of a dependent state had no male child, he could not adopt a son. It meant, if a native ruler died without leaving a son behind, the dependent state would pass automatically into the hands of the British.

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