He became wealthy by building ships for the British East India Company. However, for many Indians, life under the control of the East India Company meant poverty and violence from British merchants.

The British East India Company came as traders and became rulers and administrators, had influenced the economic and political systems of the country. During British rule, colonial India followed ...

The initial acquisition of India under the British East India Company and the ongoing domination under the British Raj of a population many times the size of the occupying force proved to be a ...

The East India Company started using iron ships on ... till then we need to protect the site," he said. When the British used iron ships, the Portuguese continued to use ships made of iron and ...