Day: March 24, 2025

History

English East India Company- A Voyage To Dominance. UPSC History

March 24, 2025
Modern Indian History

English East India Company was an English venture started by a group of English merchants based in London to trade with the east in 1600. This joint stock company initiated the expansion of British imperialism to the east. Thomas Aldworth secured a grant from Jahangir and established the first factory at Surat. The first English man to reach India was Thomas Stephens. He came to Goa in 1579.