India was first administered by a private company called East India Company, formed in 1600. The company had its own armies, governing officials, and a judiciary. The country was dissatisfied with the Company rule, leading to the Sepoy Rebellion on 1857. The British Crown intervened and ruled the country in, establishing the British Raj and completing the British colonization of India. Indians were again discontented with the Crown, resulting to formation of Indian National Congress that worked for independence of the country.
Answer:
-The formation of the British East India Company
-The Sepoy Rebellion
-The Establishment of the British Raj
Explanation:
The formation of the British East India Company was on December 31st of 1600. The Sepoy Rebellion was from May 10, 1857 – July 8, 1859, and the Establishment of the British Raj occurred in 1858 after Britain intervened with the Sepoy Rebellion. The period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent lasted until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947
