British Colonization of India

Definition

This was an era during which Britain established colonial rule in India from 1858-1947. It involved both formal and informal methods for controlling resources and markets in India.

Related terms

East India Company: An English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India, incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600.

Sepoy Mutiny: A violent and very bloody uprising against British rule in India in 1857.

Partition of India: The division of British India in 1947 into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan.