Socio-Economic ImpactThe British East India Company significantly altered the socio-economic fabric of India between 1757 and 1857.The introduction of Permanent Settlement (1793) under Lord Cornwallis transformed the…
Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of LapseThe Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley in 1798 as a strategic tool to expand British influence in India.Under the alliance, Indian rulers were required to maintain British troops in…
Anglo-Mysore and Anglo-Maratha WarsThe Anglo-Mysore Wars (1767–1799) were a series of four wars between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore.The wars were fought during the reigns of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, who…
Battle of Plassey (1757)The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23rd June 1757 between the forces of the British East India Company and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal.It marked the beginning of British colonial rule in India.…