East India Company In India / Company Raj TO British Raj

1. Introduction
2. Decline of Mughal Empire
3. Situation of India
4. Arrival of Europeans
5. France vs. UK wars In India
6. War of Plessey
7. War of Buxar
8. Hadir Ali and Tipu sultan vs. Company
9. Maratha vs. Company
10. Rohilla vs. Company
11. Sind vs. Company
12. Punjab Vs Company
13. Oudh vs. company
14. War of Independence
15. Beginning of British Raj
Decline of Mughal Empire

 Mughal Empire 1526-1707

 Later Mughals 1707-1803
 Capture of Delhi and Mughals
 Bahadur Shah Zafar II 1857

• Situation of India
• Muhammad Shah - Delhi
• INDEPENDENT rulers
1. Bengal – Ali Wardi Khan (After 1707)
2. HADARABAD Deccan – Nizam ul mulk Asif Ja (1724)
3. Masur – Hider Ali (Hindu Kingdom)
4. Rohail khand – Ali Muhammad Khan (1748)
5. Deccan (Maratha) – Shiva G (1658)
6. Oudh - Nawab Sadat Ali (1707)
7. Sind – Kalhara and Talpur (1701)
8. Punjab – Ranjeet Singh (1801)
Advent of Europeans
 European trade route- silk road
 1 time in year – trade
 Discovery of sea route to India- vasco da Gama
 Industrial revolution 1688
 Renaissance
 3 G and India- Gold, God and Glory
 Purtugal, France , Holland , UK
1. Portugal: 1498
2. Holland : dominate over Portugal
3. United east India Company 1602
4. British: Dominate over Holland and Portages
5. France: dominate over other (Gen. Dopily)
 British : dominate Over all
 Build trade relations
 East India Company 1600
 Establishment of Factories in Bengal
 Bombay 1668 as Dowry
 Fort William 1700
 France vs. UK wars till 1800
 Company dominate on others
1. Bengal :
 Background
 Position of company
 British dominance East Coast
 1744 and 1763
 Hyderabad (Carnatic)
 2 Carnatic war – France vs British
 Bengal
 independent ruler
 Murshid Quli khan –death 1727
 Shuja ud Din (son in law)
 Bengal and Behar and Orissa
 Sarfraz khan (son) -1739
 Aliverdi khan- deputy governor
 Revolted -1740 Nawab marched to Calcutta
 Siraj ud Dullah – daughter son (Amena) Closed the factory
 Causes of war of Plessey Black hole incident 146 pardoners
 1st. Misuses of trade Lord Clive- arrival
 2nd. Tex defaulters Recaptured Calcutta –Clive
 3rd. Large army preparing Peace deal
 4.th Krishna dash shelter Chandannagar captured
Mir Jafar
1. Bengal : 1757
 War of Plessey 23 June 1757
 Result
 Company won
 New puppet Nawab
 One crore Rs.
 24 pargana
 3rd Carnatic war won-company
 Siraj ud Dullah killed by Miran
 Outcome for future
 Mir Jafar - governor

 After war of Plessey

 Mir Jafar replaced
 Mir Qasim – Governor
 Excellent administration
 Pay company dues – 2 years
 Attitude of Company
 Mir Qasim – Strict Attitude
 Company Want money
 Clive reforms : 2 DUPTY under Nawab
 Bihar and Bengal –tax collection
1. Bengal : 1757

 The war of Plessey

 Nawab Shuja du Dullah
 Shah Alam II
 And Mir Qasim
 Company won
 Results
 Confidence of company
 Control revenue system
 Start of company Rule
 Result of both Wars
 Company policy of earning money
 Mir Jafar on Throne 3 cror 6 lack 10 T
 Mir Qasim on Throne 6 lack 27 t
 Mir Jafar again 1 cror 40 lack 84 T
 Najmud Dullah 19 lack 76 T
2. Maysur- Hider Ali and Tipu Sultan

 Introduction
 Hider Ali
 Early career
 Qureshi family –India migration
 Fatah Muhammad (Father)- (Carnatic military)
 Uncle – Sarangapatm
 Maysur – Krish Raj
 Dave Raj and Nand Raj –promoted
 Stop revolt against KING
 GENERAL PROMOTED
 Ruler – 1761
 Era -1761-1766 (Maratha wars)
 Wars with company
 Maysur 1st war 1767-69
 Nizam, Maratha, Company
 Maratha left – 34 lack
 Nizam left –friendship treaty
 Hider Ali won
 Peace treaty –April 1769 (Madras Treaty)
2. Masur- Hider Ali and Tipu Sultan
 Second Anglo–Mysore War
 Maratha war 1771
 Company denied to help-against treaty
 2nd War 1780-84
 Hider Ali death -1782
 Tipu Sultan (Abu Fatah )
 Treaty of Mangalore- remarkable victory
 Tipu prepare for next
 3rd War 1790-92
 French and Tipu Relations increased
 Tipu Attacked-Travancore
 Travancore alliance with Company
 Company announced war
 Nizam ,Maratha and company
 Triple Alliance vs Tipu
 Tipu defeated -1792
 Treaty of Sarangapatm
 Tipu lost half dominance
 Maratha and Nizam- distributed
 300,0000 pounds and 2 sons
2. Masur- Hider Ali and Tipu Sultan

 4th Anglo- Maysur War 1799

 TIPU Alliance with France
 French army generals with Tipu
 Company declared war 1799
 General Harris army Carnatic
 Bombay army
 Nizam
 Result of War
 Death of Tipu 1799
 Maysur under company
 Estimate of Tipu Sultan
 Brave worrier
3: Rohail khand
 Introduction
 Established pathan state-
 DAWOD Khan- 1705
 Ali Muhammad Khan 1721
 War Muhammad shah- Sir hind Governor
 Returned-1748
 Declared independence
 Hafiz Rahmat Khan
 Treaty – Oudh and Rohilla 1772
 Help against Maratha-40 lack
 Maratha invaded 1773
 Nawab’s Army helped
 Rohilla denied payment
 Nawab and ware hasting alliance
 Nawab and company –attacked (Rohail khand)
 Miranpur Katra - 1772, 17th April
 Hafiz Rahmat khan killed
 Brutality of company and Nawab
 Rohail khand under company
4: Deccan (Maratha) – Shiva G (1658)
 Introduction
 Shiva G Rao vs. Mughal Empire
 Shiva G build independent state
 Balaji Rao - Pashwa
 Panipat war-1761
 Again in power- Madhya Rao I
 Death- Madhya Rao I
 1st Anglo-Maratha War (1775-82)
 War of throne
 Raghoba Rao vs. Narayan Rao
 Narayan Rao Killed
 Raghoba Rao-11th Pashwa
 Narayan Rao Widow – Son
 Bombay Company help-treaty of Surat 1775
 War –company vs. Maratha (May 18, 1775)
 Company won
 But Calcutta council disapproved
 Treaty of Pomander 1776- company give up
 Defeated of Telegaon –Allied
 Unconditional surrender of company
 End of war -1782 treaty of Salbai
4: Deccan (Maratha) – Shiva G (1658)

 2nd Anglo- Maratha War

 Death of Nana Farnavis-1800
 Doulat Rao Sindhia vs. Jaswant Rao
 Baji Rao Support- Doulat Rao
 Poona War – Doulat Rao Defeated
 Baji Rao II APEALED company
 Treaty of Bassien -
 Pashwa under English – treaty terms
 Maratha unity against Company
 Company declared war -1803 3rd Maratha War
 Maratha defeated – Treaty of Bassien
 Dudgeon treaty-Raja of Berar Maratha Alliance again
 Company extended area Envoy was murdered -1815
Company replaced Pashwa
 War with Jaswant Rao
Treaty of 1817
 BHARATPUR raja alliance with Rao War broke out-Maratha defeated
 Treaty with Bharatpur Maratha empire under company rule
5: Fall of the Sikhs (Punjab)

 Introduction
 Sikh empire
 Nadir shah- Punjab (Kabul)
 Maratha captured Punjab
 Panipat-Ahmed shah Abdali
 Regain Punjab –under Kabul
 Bands of Sikhs –
 maha sing -Ranjeet Sing Father
 A band head
 Death -1792
 Ranjeet Sing- zaman shah (grand son of Ahmed Shah)
 Ranjeet Sing – Governor (Lahore)
 Amritsar 1802-
 Cis -Sutlej States-under English
 Ranjeet Sing-wanted to captured
 Treaty of Amritsar -1809
 North and North west expansion
 Attack (1813),Multan, (1818) Kashmir (1819) Peshawar
 Death of Ranjeet singh-1839
5: Fall of the Sikhs (Punjab)

 Dilup Singh – khalsa Army

 War with company-1845
 Sikh defeated- Lahore captured
 War expenses –Kashmir (English)
 Sold to Gulab Sing – 1 Million
 2nd Sikh War 1848-49
 Multan Governor-killed 2 British Officers
 British Declared War
 Punjab occupied March 30, 1849
 Pension 50,000 ponds
6: Annexations of Sind 1843

 Introduction
 Akbar 1595-
 Aurangzeb – Sind independence
 Kalhara family-1700-1784
 Talpur-1784-1843
 Division – 3 parts
 Company 1st agreement -1799
 1800 pact cancelation
 Again 1809
 Position of Sind-afghan interest
 Treaty 1831-tax exemption
 1st British –Afghan war -1834
 Punjab Ranjeet Singh
 Army passing –Sind (against agreement)
 New agreement -1839 (military base)
 Gradual control – British coin
 2 war -1843
 Sind conquered- company Raj
7: Oudh (1856)

 Introduction
 Sadat khan -1st ruler
 Shuja Dullah (son)
 Bexar war 1764 –against company
 British Alliance-after Bexar
 Asif ud Dullah and Sadat ali
 Wajid Ali Shah-last
 Lord Dalhousie-Bad Administration
 Annexed 1856
 Wajid Ali Shah- send Calcutta
 1 lack pension
 Company Raj over India 100 years
The War of Independence 1857

 Introduction
Ban in clubs
 India under Company Raj
Treated like dogs
 Causes of War Say slam
 Cartage :cow and Pig Bow in front of officer
 Political cause: Western Education
Economic cause:
 Political control of India on
Heavy tax
force
Indian industry ruined
 Degrading Indian Rulers Force work in factories
 Religious cause: Purchase of low rates
 Christianity –Indians Ban on local products
Military cause:
 Preaching
Very Low salaries
 Muslim Hindu in Military Low ranks
 Sikh shave No religious respect
 Hindu sea travel Slaves
 Social cause:
 No respect of Indians
The war of Independence 1857

 The war of Independence 1857

 Leaders of War:
 Nana Sahib-Kanpur
 Begum Hazrat Mahal-Oudh
 Khan Bahadur Khan- BARELY
 Allahabad –Molvi liquat Ali
 Rani Rukshmi Bai- Janasi
 Revolt at Barakpur -Bengal
 Rebellion captured Delhi -Bahadu Shah
 Results:
 Won and loss
 British won
 Massacre is everywhere
 Outcome:
 End of Company Ruler
 Direct control –act of 1858
 Indian Nationalism

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