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Rise of British Rule in India

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · Social Science

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1

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

Key Concepts

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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