1 Expansion of British Raj

image What’s Inside

• Introduction

• Early Inroads

• Early Expansion

• Carnatic Wars

• Conquest of Bengal

• Battle of Plassey (23 June 1757)

• Mir Qasim’s Regime and Battle of Buxar

• Anglo-Maratha Wars

• Anglo-Mysore Wars

• Anglo-Sikh Wars

INTRODUCTION

The advent of the Portuguese in Indian subcontinent via the maritime route opened the floodgates for the Europeans to trade with India, whilst avoiding the land route dominated by the Ottomans. One such European power which was attracted to the Indian subcontinent were the English. Chronologically, the English were third to arrive in the Indian subcontinent, and were inspired ...

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