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Blue Water Policy |
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Policy of Blue Water – Implications in India |
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From Trading to Ruling |
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The Dutch-1596 |
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The English-1599 |
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The French-1667 |
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Do you know that the Portuguese came to India 100 years before the British?
In this EduRev document, you will read about the advent of other European powers and how the British overpowered them and became a dominant power in India.
The Portuguese In India
Francisco De Almeida
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Nino da Cunha
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Cornelis de Houtman was the first Dutchman to reach Sumatra and Bantam in 1596.Cornelis de Houtman
Dutch Settlements
Anglo-Dutch Rivalry
The decline of the Dutch in India
Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I
Foothold in West and South
Foothold in Bengal
Farrukhsiyar’s Farman
Foundation of French Centres in India
Pondicherry Nerve Centre of French Power in India
Early Setbacks to the French East India Company
The Anglo-French Struggle for Supremacy: the Carnatic Wars First Carnatic War (1740-48)First Carnatic War
Second Carnatic War (1749-54)
Third Carnatic War (1758-63)
Causes of the English Success and the French Failure
The Danes-1620
Why did the English succeed against Other European Powers?
By now you got an idea about how Europeans came to India and how did they manage and trade with us. In the next Edurev document, you will read about how the condition in India was when the British arrived and how they benefitted from it.
To practice the questions of the topic "Advent of the Europeans in India", you just read, attempt the tests given below:
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1. What was the significance of the Blue Water Policy for the Portuguese in India? | ![]() |
2. How did the arrival of the Dutch in 1596 impact the Portuguese trade in India? | ![]() |
3. What were the main objectives of the English East India Company when it was established in 1599? | ![]() |
4. How did the French presence in India in 1667 differ from that of the Portuguese and other European powers? | ![]() |
5. What were the broader implications of the transition from trading to ruling for European powers in India? | ![]() |