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- The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as "John Company," was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal ...38 KB (6,054 words) - 02:25, 22 November 2023
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- The first, second, and third Anglo-Maratha wars were fought between the army of the British East India Company, which after 1757 was de facto ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 05:59, 28 July 2023
- 31, 1738 – October 5, 1805) was a British military commander and colonial ... In India, where he served two terms as Governor-General, he is remembered ...9 KB (1,361 words) - 01:57, 4 December 2023
- trading posts in Africa, the Caribbean, and India. Christian IV first initiated ... the dominant power there. The Danish East India Company was established in ...10 KB (1,462 words) - 22:08, 25 January 2024
- Warren Hastings (December 6, 1732 - August 22, 1818) was the first and most well-known governor-general of British India, from 1773 to 1785. ...14 KB (2,155 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
- against against the imposition of a British tax on tea and to the preferential ... The protest ruined 18,000 pounds of tea and infuriated the British ...9 KB (1,449 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- 26, 1841, – January 29, 1917, was a British statesman, diplomat and ... to the Staff College before being posted to India as Attaché to his cousin ...10 KB (1,464 words) - 04:54, 23 March 2024
- ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. A soldier-adventurer, Haider ... He now attracted the attention of the British in Madras, who in 1766 entered ...12 KB (1,977 words) - 18:40, 31 July 2023
- A vivid introduction to the History of British India (New York: Academy Chicago ... A Vivid Introduction to the History of British India (New York: Academy Chicago ...13 KB (1,985 words) - 14:24, 8 February 2022
- while posted with the military and the East India Company in the Middle East ... Persia and Afghanistan as springboards to British India. ...10 KB (1,581 words) - 23:12, 8 February 2022
- of the two largest Presidencies of British India, assumed special importance ... British India officially adopted the standard time zones in 1905, ...13 KB (1,858 words) - 18:36, 4 March 2024
- meaning the Red Fort, located in Delhi, India, has been awarded the UNESCO ... The Red Fort has become a symbol for Indian independence from British ...10 KB (1,606 words) - 02:24, 8 December 2022
- Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He founded the Indian ... Banerjee was knighted by the British in 1921. His moderate stance ...10 KB (1,458 words) - 23:52, 26 February 2023
- St. Thomas Mount is a small hillock located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ... painted by the apostle Luke and brought to India by Thomas, is hung in the ...9 KB (1,390 words) - 16:21, 8 February 2023
- L. James. Raj; Making and unmaking of British India. (Abacus. 1997), 571 ... * James, Lawrence. 1997. Raj: the making and unmaking of British India ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 15:58, 7 December 2022
- as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India), was a child prodigy, freedom ... Sarojini Naidu was born in Hyderabad, India as the eldest daughter ...13 KB (2,030 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- "Chatterjee" as spelt by the British) was a Bengali poet, novelist ... as the “father of the modern novel in India,” because his works established ...11 KB (1,623 words) - 03:34, 17 September 2023
- it, also to a former province of British India called Ajmer-Merwara. In 1818, the Marathas sold Ajmer to the British East India Company, inaugurating ...14 KB (1,997 words) - 07:13, 16 June 2023
- harbour off the coast of Mumbai (Bombay), India. In 1987, UNESCO designated ... islands in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai, India. That island serves as a ...10 KB (1,412 words) - 16:07, 13 February 2024
- becoming a popular summer retreat for the British East India Company during ... The British constructed the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a part of the ...15 KB (2,206 words) - 04:44, 15 November 2022
- territories that did not belong to British India in combination with the ... cult of Thuggee and its overthrow in British India (1968). Dan Simmons& ...16 KB (2,481 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- the last great Hindu kingdom in South India. Talikota situates in northern ... and Christians, the Hinduism of southern India remained strong and resilient ...11 KB (1,587 words) - 01:37, 26 September 2023
- over one of the largest territories in India not at that time under British ... By 1805, a border dispute with the British East India Company was ...14 KB (2,163 words) - 05:26, 5 November 2022
- Sanchi refers to a small village in India located 46 km north-east ... rulers in the Madhya Pradesh region of India held Buddha and Buddhism ...10 KB (1,469 words) - 03:10, 23 December 2022
- was the last of the Moghul emperors in India, as well as the last ruler ... ever. His poetry lamented loss and India’s debasement. ...15 KB (2,445 words) - 05:45, 26 August 2023
- Akbar, in 1583. In Indian languages, or in India generally, the name is ... producing a number of prime ministers of India in some form or another. ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:37, 17 May 2021
- Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (May 31, 1863 - July 31, 1942) was a British Army officer in India, explorer, and spiritualist ...12 KB (1,836 words) - 04:49, 9 April 2024
- and statesman, the second president of India (1962-1967). to provide a comprehensive exegesis of India's religious and philosophical ...12 KB (1,733 words) - 16:20, 27 July 2021
- in the establishment and development of India's atomic energy program ... == Back in India == While Bhabha was on a vacation in India in 1939 ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 11:24, 2 February 2024
- entities of West Bengal belonging to India, and East Bengal belonging ... third state, rather than joining either India or Pakistan. However, the ...19 KB (2,769 words) - 23:04, 28 June 2023
- Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra, India, has ... of the Hindu government. After the British used Agra Fort as a headquarters ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 06:48, 16 June 2023
- The Gurkha War was fought between Nepal and the British East India Company between 1814 and 1816. It is sometimes called the Gorkha War or the ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 08:38, 8 January 2024
- then the capital of the Nawab of Bengal in India. Pâlāshir, an extravagant ... Nawab of Bengal, and the forces of the British East India Company. Siraj ...19 KB (3,062 words) - 10:19, 22 September 2023
- Asia and in Thailand. In 1785, the British occupied Penang, and in ... In 1821, the government of British India sent a mission to demand ...9 KB (1,378 words) - 17:21, 16 April 2023
- founders and the first president of the All-India Muslim League, and served ... He was born in Karachi, in British India (now Pakistan), to Aga Khan ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 06:10, 16 June 2023
- English philologist and student of ancient India. He is particularly known ... eventually lead him to his life-work in India. He was called to the bar ...9 KB (1,304 words) - 11:08, 10 May 2023
- in the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company ruled ... empires throughout Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and China ...11 KB (1,690 words) - 10:18, 22 September 2023
- ایبک) was a Turkic ruler of medieval India, the first Sultan of Delhi ... The Muslim presence in India would see Hindu-Muslim conflict, violence ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 16:04, 7 December 2022
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh might threaten British India from the North East became ... hand, Elphinstone took back with him to British India not only significant ...23 KB (3,481 words) - 17:48, 10 November 2022
- (1769–1852), the noted Irish-born British career officer and statesman—unqualified ... * Mill, James. The History of British India. 6 vols. Chicago, IL: ...8 KB (1,279 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- was signed on August 29, 1842, aboard the British warship HMS Cornwallis in ... in Shanghai, represented a development in British imperial policy which where ...13 KB (2,030 words) - 23:41, 21 April 2020
- | birth_place = Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India ... activist and the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977-1979. He was the ...17 KB (2,426 words) - 00:04, 16 December 2022
- |placeofbirth = Utmanzai, Charsadd], British India |placeofdeath ... non-violent independence movement in British India's Northwest Frontier ...17 KB (2,550 words) - 22:34, 3 March 2023
- December 11, 1767 – August 13, 1795) of India ruled as a Holkar dynasty ... Himalayas to pilgrimage centers in South India. The Bharatiya Sanskritikosh ...11 KB (1,580 words) - 06:51, 16 June 2023
- and buildings at Mehrauli in Delhi, India, the Qutub Minar standing ... stands in the Qutb complex in South Delhi, India. UNESCO designated the Qutub ...14 KB (2,079 words) - 16:04, 7 December 2022
- greatest work being the colossal History of India. His writings are characterized ... James Mill's The History of British India and Orientalism. Oxford ...11 KB (1,705 words) - 08:37, 1 April 2024
- sweetened and spiced deriving from India. By itself, the term chai ... almost infinite variety to this drink. In India, where it is traditional ...16 KB (2,494 words) - 16:17, 7 November 2022
- city in the state of Rajasthan in north India. It was formerly the seat ... to make their mark across northern India. [[Image:Jodhpur 5174663-66 ...14 KB (2,036 words) - 06:32, 5 April 2024
- In ancient India, Nālānda (Sanskrit: meaning "giver of knowledge ... Buddhism continueed to flourish after its wane in India. ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- as an essayist and reviewer, and on British history. His 1835, Minute ... be loyal to Britain; instead, appalled at British hypocrisy, they rebelled ...19 KB (3,053 words) - 18:39, 30 April 2023
- center of cultural activities of Kerala (India) from the time it served ... The city's libraries include the British Library and Trivandrum ...11 KB (1,459 words) - 06:44, 12 January 2024
- often referred to as the Golden Age of India. Chandragupta had been the ... pamphlet collection, 58:12. Bombay: British India Press, 1913. ...13 KB (1,823 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड) is a state of India located ... role in the development of the Republic of India. A mountain tribal people ...19 KB (2,820 words) - 23:09, 10 November 2022
- Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and in Kerala, India. In total number of members ... *** The British Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom *** The French ...11 KB (1,534 words) - 01:18, 18 November 2022
- imported to grow and harvest the crop. In India, tariffs and other restrictions ... France, and England. During the war, British and French traders invested ...15 KB (2,368 words) - 21:13, 23 May 2020
- Pakistan, northeastern Iran, and western India. It was founded at Kandahar ... to safeguard his interests, Ahmad Shah left India to return to Afghanistan. ...17 KB (2,664 words) - 17:22, 12 February 2024
- Spain aided the venture. Alongside the British, the Dutch initially built ... as well as its global power status, to the British when Holland fell to French ...20 KB (2,997 words) - 18:52, 24 August 2020
- |placeofbirth=Lyallpur, Punjab, British India |placeofdeath=Lahore ... by an Intelligence Bureau Agent of British-India [sic] released. The book ...28 KB (4,246 words) - 03:31, 1 October 2023
- a town in the state of Rajasthan in north India. The town stands on a ridge ... known as "the Golden City" of India because the yellow sandstone ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 12:43, 6 November 2021
- [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-the-good-ol-days-of-Nathu ... trading border posts between China and India; Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh ...20 KB (2,900 words) - 23:53, 29 May 2023
- in Too Song Bhusti in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. ==Mountaineering== Tenzing took part as a high-altitude porter in three official British ...12 KB (1,865 words) - 03:46, 30 April 2023
- Christianity stands as India's third largest religion, following ... Vasco da Gama, seeking preexisting Christian nations in India, discovered ...24 KB (3,424 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- Islam in India constitutes the second-most practiced religion after ... Islam in India has had a fascinating, and powerful impact. Indeed ...25 KB (3,703 words) - 06:10, 8 March 2024
- later renamed New York following British defeat of the Dutch. ... named Katherine because she petitioned the British East India Company to send ...9 KB (1,487 words) - 15:22, 25 January 2023
- IAST Ayodhyā), an ancient city of India, holds a cherished place ... age. The Gupta Empire covered northern India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 07:27, 23 August 2023
- the route that Vasco da Gama would take to India, accompanying him part of ... Fish River. Once it had become clear that India could be reached by sailing ...10 KB (1,706 words) - 11:00, 20 September 2023
- Dravidian speakers live mainly in southern India, most notably Tamil, Kannada ... Dravidian and non-Dravidian people in South India. Some suggest that the British ...24 KB (3,241 words) - 17:33, 30 January 2024
- Secretary and Translator of the East India Company. During his 27 years ... to go to China. It was the policy of the British East India Company not to ...15 KB (2,249 words) - 01:44, 16 December 2022
- irishstatutebook.ie/isbc_bps1881.html British Public Statutes Affected ... * Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), built ...14 KB (2,145 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- Lawrence James, "Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India ... * James, Lawrence. Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. ...22 KB (3,333 words) - 10:03, 22 September 2023
- (October 19, 1910, Lahore, British India, now in Pakistan, – August 21, 1995, Chicago, Illinois, United States) [http://books.nap.edu/readingroom/bo ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 13:44, 28 April 2023
- Taksal, a Sikh religious group based in India."Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale: ... Rode, in the Faridkot District of Punjab, India, grew up on a farm with his ...16 KB (2,278 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- Portuguese India ( Índia Portuguesa holdings in India. At the time of British India's independence in ...22 KB (3,152 words) - 00:27, 12 April 2023
- Julia Margaret Cameron (June 11, 1815 – January 26, 1879) was a ... Julia Margaret Cameron was born Julia Margaret Pattle in Calcutta ...15 KB (2,391 words) - 21:09, 4 October 2022
- River, a tributary of the Ganges River. India's 2001 census reported ... of the poorest and most violent regions of India. In spite of Bodh Gaya's ...16 KB (2,541 words) - 05:18, 17 November 2023
- only religious or community leader in British India granted a personal gun ... of the more turbulent Muslims in British India, which in times of internal ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 06:09, 16 June 2023
- after a career in the service of the British East India Company and as ... Roy has been dubbed the "father of modern India" ...18 KB (2,857 words) - 00:31, 8 December 2022
- 55,000 worshipers. Jama Masjid in Delhi, India, closely resembles the architecture ... civilization. Since Pakistan split from India in 1947, Pakistan has uplifted ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, who was best known in his own time ...14 KB (2,319 words) - 17:43, 22 December 2022
- was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies ... closed the port of Boston until the East India Company had been repaid for ...14 KB (1,859 words) - 19:55, 26 March 2024
- in the Accountant's Office for the British East India Company. ... sonnets by "Mr. Charles Lamb of the India House" appeared in Coleridge ...7 KB (1,084 words) - 19:35, 4 December 2023
- *Makrana from India *Danby from Vermont, United States *Yule from Colorado ... in Manhattan, New York; the Sea of Marmara; India's Marble Rocks; the ...8 KB (1,153 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- Roman trade with India started around the beginning of the Common ... coastal voyage, helped enhance trade between India and Rome. ...21 KB (3,121 words) - 04:51, 16 December 2022
- to foster the cause for independence from British rule. It was under his leadership ... England, his ship Liberty was impounded by British customs officials for violation ...9 KB (1,251 words) - 05:15, 3 August 2022
- #039;s two most noted works, A Passage to India and Howards End, explore ... He traveled in Egypt, Germany and India with the classicist Goldsworthy ...15 KB (2,168 words) - 17:30, 12 February 2024
- benefits to the traders and to the British as a whole. They could see ... passed a law that made it illegal for any British subject to transport slaves ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 15:18, 14 May 2023
- (60 miles) from Patna, Bihar state, India, sits next to the holy Bodhi ... of Falgu River, near the city of Gaya, India. There he sat in meditation ...12 KB (1,844 words) - 05:24, 5 November 2022
- Eudemus and then the satrap Peithon withdraw from India. ... The British archaeologist Sir John Marshall conducted excavations ...18 KB (2,588 words) - 00:48, 21 April 2023
- The British Empire used North America as a penal colony through a ... #039;s Land, and New South Wales as such. British affiliates of Trade Unionism ...21 KB (3,190 words) - 07:14, 23 November 2022
- to establish direct trade relations with India and the Far East. ... Cape Colony commissioned by the Dutch East India Company, and established ...15 KB (2,280 words) - 00:36, 13 January 2023
- of the most famous Hindu mystics of modern India, who claimed that all religions ... family in Karampukur village in Bengal, India. His parents named him Gadadhar ...11 KB (1,615 words) - 15:51, 18 June 2022
- Hindu religious scholar born in Gujarat, India. He is best known as the ... education, as well as a new confidence in India's cultural past and ...15 KB (2,357 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
- php Glossary.] Retrieved July 6, 2008. In India, caves have long been regarded ... near trade routes that crossed northern India during the time of Christ ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- education for the Muslim community in India by founding the Muhammedan ... scholar while working as a jurist for the British East India Company. Personally ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 00:57, 21 April 2023
- 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company). He was the first ... later known as Tasmania, would become a British colony. Its Aborigine population ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- a major stopover between Tibet and British India at the end of the nineteenth ... stopover in the trade between Tibet and British India at the end of the nineteenth ...22 KB (3,354 words) - 04:26, 18 April 2024
- the 1,519 mile (2,445 km) border between Afghanistan and British India ... in 1893, which divided Afghanistan and British India (now the North-West Frontier ...26 KB (3,912 words) - 15:02, 7 October 2022
- Blue-Ensign.svg|thumb|220px|The flag of British India]] ... representing the eight provinces of British India. The words Vande Mataram ...33 KB (5,237 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- of Chivalry had a direct impact on the British Articles of War. The early ... military justice system, derived from its British predecessor, predates the ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 08:45, 10 January 2024
- Kashmir, the Punjab, and Sind he invaded India on nine occasions. At the ... the service of the Shah on his invasion of India in 1738. Deli was sacked ...21 KB (3,377 words) - 06:52, 16 June 2023
- ==British India== [[Image:Madras Prov 1859.gif|thumb|right|thumb|The ... and Pakistan. Burma, separated from British India in 1937, became independent ...40 KB (5,861 words) - 00:17, 12 April 2023
