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}}'''Colonial India''' was a period of Indian history, beginning in the early 16th century, where large portions of the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions were under the jurisdiction of various European empires. By the early 20th century, five European nations retained possessions in India in order of power and size - [[Britain]], [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], & [[Genoa]].
== <small>Summaries
==== The Netherlands ====
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Danish ports on the mainland were ceded to Britain in 1814, during the [[History of Europe#French Revolution and the Augustine Wars (1780s-1814)|Augustine Wars]].
== Basic timeline of events ==
== Timeline ==▼
==== 17th Century ====
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* '''1938''': [[Jambu]] established.
* '''1939''': [[Kamarupa]] established.
== British India ==
{{Nation|common_name=British India|full_name=Viceroyalty of India|capital=Ezimabad|languages=English </br> Aryan dialects </br> Bengali </br> Tamil </br> Others|government_type=Colonial administration|currency=British pound sterling (£)|established=1815|map=British India 1935 RTL.png}}
'''British India''' was a collection of colonial provinces, kingdoms, principalities, fiefdoms, and states under the suzerainty of the British Crown and centrally administered from the viceroyalty at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patna Ezimabad].
British colonies in southern Asia were administered by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company East India Company] until the [[History of Europe#French Revolution and the Augustine Wars (1780s-1814)|Augustine Wars]], when an empire-wide administrative reform transferred the collection of territories to the Crown around 1815.
▲=== Timeline ===
* '''1751:''' Governor-General of French India, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fran%C3%A7ois_Dupleix Marquis Dupleix], sends Sieur Bruno as an envoy to provide assistance to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restored_Hanthawaddy_Kingdom Hanthawaddy Kingdom] against the dominant Burmese states.
* '''1754:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_and_presidents_of_Madras_Presidency#Presidents_of_the_British_East_India_Company Governor Saunders] of Madras captures Cape Negrais off the coast of Burma to counter the French force sent to Hanthawaddy.
* '''1755:''' Dupleix killed in Pondicherry by Spanish Philippine mercenaries after signing the Treaty of Pondicherry (concluding the Great Silesian War in Asia), which recognized British-backed monarchs as the rightful rulers of Hyderabad and the Carnatic ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salabat_Jung Nizam Salabat Jang] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Khan_Wallajah Nawab Muhammad Ali Wallajah] respectively). The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Bussy-Castelnau Marquis de Bussy] resigned from the French East India Company and became a military advisor in the Mughal court.
* '''1756:''' The British decisively capture the ports of Syriam and Cape Negrais in Burma, establishing relations with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konbaung_dynasty Konbaung dynasty] not long after.
* '''1756-1760:''' With the death of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alivardi_Khan Alivardi Khan], the [[Bengal Succession War|'''Bengal Succession War''']] begins between pro-British Bengali merchants/soldiers and the pro-independence heir Siraj-ud-Daula. Eventually, the wealthy Muslim Armenian merchant Khwaja Fazail became the new Nawab. His son, Khwaja Junayd, entered into a massive commercial contract with the EIC.
* '''1770:''' During the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moamoria_rebellion Moamoria rebellion] in Assam, the British & Burmese conflict over claims in the Assam-Manipur area. Diplomatic relations become tense.
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