East India Company
What East India Company means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Its commercial and political role extended as trade with India and China grew and it established a base at Kolkata.
Founded in 1600, its trade brought people from the Indian subcontinent to Britain.
Topics that use East India Company
- Migration to Britain c.1000 to c.2010 (J410/08) - c.1500–1900 (OCR GCSE)
- The Impact of Empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 (J410/11) - Economic impact of empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 (OCR GCSE)
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