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East India Company in India(1757 – 1858)

Company Raj

The Honourable East India Company as a political power in the subcontinent, from its Bengal diwani (1757/1765) until the Government of India Act 1858 transferred its territories and paramountcy to the British Crown. Signed subsidiary alliances with most Rajput princely states from 1818 onward.

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Facts at a glance
From
23 June 1757
To
1 November 1858
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From
23 June 1757
To
1 November 1858
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