British East India Company
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as "John Company", was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. The Royal Charter effectively gave the newly created Honourable East India Company a monopoly on all trade in the East Indies. The Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions, until the Company's dissolution in 1858.
See also
- History of South Asia series
- Company rule in India
- New Imperialism series
- Imperialism in Asia
- Governor-General of India
- Commander-in-Chief, India
- Dutch East India Company, founded 1602
- London Virginia Company, founded 1606
- Hudson's Bay Company, founded 1670
- Dutch West India Company, founded 1621
- French East India Company, founded 1664
- Swedish East India Company, founded 1731
- East India Company College
- Muscovy Company
- Virginia Company
- Robert Brooke
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