Colonial India

Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was under the jurisdiction of European colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices.

Dutch

The Dutch

Timeline

17th Century

• 1638: 1st Kandyan Treaty with the Dutch, cooperating efforts against Portugal.

18th century

• 1745: Dutch defeat Travancore, a protectorate is established..
• 1755: The French are forced out of India. French possessions are ceded to Spain.
• 1763: Genoa takes Mahé.
• 1787: (Kandy) Dinaraja line dies out, Kandy throne passed to the Venad.

19th century

• 1809: 2nd Kandyan treaty with the Dutch, cooperation against Britain.
• 1812: The British take Danish possessions.
• 1814: The British take mainland Dutch possessions.
• 1862: The Indian Uprising defeated.

20th century

• 1938: Jambu established.
• 1939: Kamarupa established.