International Journal of Research in Social Sciences Vol. 8, Issue 6, June - 2018, ISSN: 2249-2496 Impact Factor: 7.081 Journal Homepage: http://www.ijmra.us, Email:
[email protected] Double-Blind Peer Reviewed Refereed Open Access International Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, U.S.A., Open J-Gate as well as in Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A A Historical Revisionp of East India Company Dr. Sweta Kumari Post Graduate Teacher, SRJRS+2 Girls High School,Barhiya,Lakhisarai Abstract : The legend of the East India Company that set out as a mere trading venture of sea- faring merchants that eventually went on to become a strong military power in just a little over two centuries to rule one-fifth of the global population, and more particularly, to acquire for the British Empire the kingdom of India. For, indisputably, the English East India Company stood out as the most remarkable edifice of commercial capitalism between Asia and Europe from the 16th to the 18th century. In this article I have made attempts to sketch a brief chronological narration of the ascend and descend of the great British company that began in 1600, with much pomp and fair, but whose rule and role in the affairs of India, at both the political and commercial level, ended abruptly in 1857, following the proclamation of Queen Victoria. Introduction : It is important to note that for centuries, the spice trade of India and south-east Asian countries (known as East Indies in medival times) with Europe was dependent on land routes across Asia and the Middle East.