Scope

This timeline follows the East India Company's transformation from a trading corporation into a territorial and administrative power in India.

Inclusion rule

Include events that materially expanded Company power, consolidated its revenue base, extended its administrative reach, or marked the transition from Company rule to Crown rule.

Why this timeline exists

The Company's rise was not a single conquest. It unfolded through battlefield victories, fiscal settlement, alliance-building, administrative reform, and repeated war with Indian powers.

Key phases

  • Military breakthrough in Bengal
  • Revenue control and territorial state-building
  • Imperial oversight and administrative consolidation
  • Expansion through war and alliance in southern and central India
  • Late Company rule and transfer to the Crown

Anchor events