HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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China
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France
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Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key points. From 1757, Britain increased its control of India through the East India Company . From 1858 onwards, the British government directly ruled India, and it became known as the British Raj. The British Raj had a significant impact on people living in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Clive is regarded as the founder of British rule in India. Starting his career as a clerk in the East India Company, he would rise through the ranks to command British forces at the battle of Plassey. The battle would lay the foundations of British rule in India as Bengal would be annexed by them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The company’s first contact with India came in 1608 when an English explorer named William Hawkins sailed to the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in Agra.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jawaharlal Nehru took charge as Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. Vallabhbhai Patel served as the Deputy Prime Minister. Lord Mountbatten, and later C. Rajagopalachari, served as Governor-General until 26 January 1950, when Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India.