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... company attained to such political power as this , and it was the more remarkable , since its directors had ever set their faces against territorial aggrandisement , and had specially desired this rule to be observed by their great ...
... company attained to such political power as this , and it was the more remarkable , since its directors had ever set their faces against territorial aggrandisement , and had specially desired this rule to be observed by their great ...
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... Company . It was in 1599 that the first East India Company was formed , with a capital of £ 30,133 , to open a trade with Hindusthān . In 1600 a charter was obtained from Queen Elizabeth , and in 1601 the first venture , consisting of ...
... Company . It was in 1599 that the first East India Company was formed , with a capital of £ 30,133 , to open a trade with Hindusthān . In 1600 a charter was obtained from Queen Elizabeth , and in 1601 the first venture , consisting of ...
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... Company . Names of Note . - Nur Jehan ( Light of the World ) , the Queen of Jehangir ; she died in 1646. Mirza Gheias , the father of Nur Jehān ; he rose to be prime minister to Jehangir ; he was wise and upright . Mohābet Khān , a ...
... Company . Names of Note . - Nur Jehan ( Light of the World ) , the Queen of Jehangir ; she died in 1646. Mirza Gheias , the father of Nur Jehān ; he rose to be prime minister to Jehangir ; he was wise and upright . Mohābet Khān , a ...
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... Company by the Raja of Chundagiri , and called Fort St. George ; this was subsequently declared a presidency in 1653. In Western India , Surat still continued to be the seat of trade for the East India Company , and the principal person ...
... Company by the Raja of Chundagiri , and called Fort St. George ; this was subsequently declared a presidency in 1653. In Western India , Surat still continued to be the seat of trade for the East India Company , and the principal person ...
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... Company . Sir George Oxenden was the first governor of the island . Surat retained a president till 1688 , when the office was abolished and an agent substituted . In 1702 the English had on the western coast factories at Surat , Swalli ...
... Company . Sir George Oxenden was the first governor of the island . Surat retained a president till 1688 , when the office was abolished and an agent substituted . In 1702 the English had on the western coast factories at Surat , Swalli ...
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