Historedia
Group or institution

East India Company

Events
5
Episodes
6
Years
1668–1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name East India Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. East India Company takes over Bombay

    1668

    Role: Lessee and administrator

    1. 27 March 1668 · Bombay islandsRoyal Charter Lease

      The English Crown leased the Bombay islands to the East India Company under a specific royal charter.

  2. Outbreak of the Anglo-Nepalese War

    1814

    Role: Adversary

    1. May 1814 · Butwal regionButwal Attack

      A Nepalese force attacked EIC outposts in Butwal in May 1814, killing 18 officials and serving as the war's trigger.

    2. 1 November 1814 · Fort WilliamDeclaration of War

      Lord Hastings formally declared war on Nepal on 1 November 1814, citing the Butwal attack as the casus belli.

  3. British East India Company leases Darjeeling from Sikkim

    1835

    Role: Negotiating Party

    1. 1835 · Mountain ridge in Darjeeling1835 Lease Negotiation

      The East India Company negotiated a lease of a mountain ridge in Darjeeling from the Chogyal of Sikkim in 1835.

  4. First commercial tea plantation opens at Mulnicherra Estate, Sylhet

    1857

    Role: Initiated tea trade in Sylhet hills

    1. 1857 · Mulnicherra EstateFirst Commercial Plantation Opens

      Commercial tea cultivation commenced at the Mulnicherra Estate in Sylhet in 1857, establishing the first commercial plantation in British India.

  5. Construction begins on the first railway in northern India

    1859

    Role: Contracting Party

    1. 1859 · Kanpur to AllahabadConstruction of Kanpur to Allahabad Line

      The East Indian Railway Company constructed the first railway in northern India between Kanpur and Allahabad, opening the line in 1859.

Sources

  1. Mumbai Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  2. Anglo-Nepalese War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  3. Darjeeling Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  4. East India Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  5. Tea production in Bangladesh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
  6. Sylhet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  7. East Indian Railway Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24