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How British captured Awadh from Nawab Wajid Ali Shah without war? Debauchery or cowardice? the real reason was…Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the 11th and last King of Awadh, was an enthusiastic patron of dance and music, but also allegedly a ...
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How India's first newspaper, Hicky's Bengal Gazette, started in Kolkata 245 years agoThe birth of journalism in India began with the Bengal Gazette, which was the first newspaper of India, starting publication on January 29, 1780 from printing office at No. 67, Radha Bazar, written in ...
He is also known for financing the British East India Company. From 1617 to 1670, Vora was a key financier for the East India Company, lending money to British traders looking to start their ...
The East India Company was started by merchants close merchantA person involved in buying and selling items, usually between different countries. In the British Empire, this was done using a lot ...
The East India Company's army in India totalled 260,000 soldiers -- twice the size of the British peacetime army. "They engaged in land dispossession, violence, and mergers and acquisitions ...
The initial acquisition of India under the British East India Company and the ongoing domination under the British Raj of a population many times the size of the occupying force proved to be a ...
The East India Company's army in India totalled 260,000 soldiers -- twice the size of the British peacetime army. "They engaged in land dispossession, violence, and mergers and acquisitions ...
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