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The English East India Company and the French (1600 to 1744)

The English East India Company began as a small trading body in 1600 and grew by royal charters, Mughal farmans and a few fortified towns into the ruling power of India. The English Company: key stages Ye...

Mission Youth – MUMKIN Scheme: A Complete Guide for Everyone

🌐 Translate: English हिंदी اردو SCHEME GUIDE MISSION YOUTH J&K GOVT SELF-EMPLOYMENT Mission Youth — MUMKIN COMPLETE GUIDE • ZERO INVESTMENT • VEHICLE...

Advent of the Europeans: Portuguese, Dutch and Danes

...route after Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498 , and the Portuguese, Dutch, English, French and Danes competed for the Indian Ocean trade. Why Europeans came Trade in spices, cotton cloth, indigo and saltpetre was very profitable. The Ottoman capture of Constantinople (1453)...

The Carnatic Wars and the Defeat of the French (1746 to 1763)

...nglo-French rivalry in India, fought in the three Carnatic Wars, ended with the English victory at Wandiwash (1760) and the Treaty of Paris (1763). Background The wars were linked to European wars (War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War), and to succession disputes in Hy...

Battle of Plassey (1757) and the Conquest of Bengal

...in the court (Mir Jafar, Rai Durlabh, Jagat Seth). Causes of conflict with the English: The Company fortified Calcutta without his permission. Misuse of the dastak (free-pass trade permits) that cost the Nawab revenue. The English gave shelter to Krishna Das , who had fled with...

Education Policy: Macaulay, Wood's Despatch and After

British education policy moved from supporting Oriental learning to promoting English-medium education, and created a new educated Indian class that later led the freedom struggle. Early steps 1781: Warren Hastings founded the Calcutta Madrasa . 1784: Asiatic Society (William J...

Mir Qasim, the Battle of Buxar (1764) and Dual Government

After Plassey the English removed Nawabs who did not obey, and at Buxar (22 October 1764) they defeated three powers together and gained the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1765). Mir Jafar and Mir Qasim Mir Jafar...

Sources of J&K History

...revenue. Kalhana's Rajatarangini (translation) Sir Aurel Stein (1900) Standard English translation with notes. Modern writing Prem Nath Bazaz , The History of Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir ; G.M.D. Sufi , Kashir ; Mohibbul Hasan , Kashmir under the Sultans ; P.N.K. Bamzai , Cu...

JKSSB Junior Engineer (Civil) Recruitment 2026: 458 Posts in Jal Shakti & PWD (R&B) Eligibility, Fee, Syllabus, PYQs and How to Apply

bjective type, multiple choice questions . Questions are set in English only . Negative marking: one-fourth (¼) of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong answer. Exam date and centres will be notified on

JKSSB AHTO Syllabus 2026: Assistant Handicrafts and Handloom Training Officer Post Details and Exam Pattern

) Exam pattern 120 marks, 2 hours , objective MCQs, English only Negative marking One-fourth of the marks of each question Exam date To be notified separately on jkssb.nic.in Post Details and Vacancies The 87 posts are divided

JKSSB Constable Telecommunication & Photographer Syllabus 2026 (J&K Police)

Subject Questions Aptitude General English 15 GK & Current Affairs (India) 15 GK, special reference to J&K 5 Numerical & Reasoning Ability 15 Basic Concepts of Computers 10