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Rise of British Rule in India

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · Social Science

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Discovery of Sea Route to India

  • Fall of Constantinople (1453 AD) by Turkish Muslims closed the traditional land route for European trade with India
  • Europeans needed spices, muslin, silk cloth, and indigo from India
  • Bartholomew Diaz discovered the Cape of Good Hope
2

Arrival of Europeans and Establishment of Trade Centers

  • Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive for trade after sea route discovery
  • Portuguese controlled Diu, Daman, Goa, Cochin, Malacca within 100 years
  • Dutch and Danish also came for trade following Portuguese success
3

Battle of Plassey (1757)

  • Siraj-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Bengal with an impulsive nature
  • British built fortress around Kolkata trade center without Nawab's permission
  • Siraj-ud-Daula destroyed the fortress
4

Battle of Buxar (1764)

  • British made Mir Jafar Nawab but extracted wealth from him
  • British replaced Mir Jafar with Mir Qasim as Nawab
  • Mir Qasim proved too ambitious and threatening to British

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After the fall of ConstantinopleEstablished in 1600 AD with QueenRobert Clive defeated Nawab SirajThe Company defeated the combined forcesIntroduced by Lord Wellesley

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