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Colonial India
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Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was occupied by European colonial powers during and after the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, espec
Bernardo Peres da Silva, the only ethnic Indian governor general in colonial India
Bernardo Peres da Silva, the only ethnic Indian governor general in colonial India
Ruins of the Portuguese-built St Thomas Fort at Tangasseri in Kollam city, established in 1518
Ruins of the Portuguese-built St Thomas Fort at Tangasseri in Kollam city, established in 1518
Coat of arms of the Pintos, the ethnic Goan family that led the first anti-colonial revolt in India
Coat of arms of the Pintos, the ethnic Goan family that led the first anti-colonial revolt in India
Eustachius De Lannoy of the Dutch East India Company surrenders to Maharaja Marthanda Varma of the Kingdom of Travancore after the Battle of Colachel
Eustachius De Lannoy of the Dutch East India Company surrenders to Maharaja Marthanda Varma of the Kingdom of Travancore after the Battle of Colachel (Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace).
Dutch India
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Dutch India consisted of the settlements and trading posts of the Dutch East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. It is only used as a geographical definition, as there was never a political auth
Colonial India
…one of the major trading ports of the eastern world – he obtained permission to trade in the city from the Saamoothiris (Zamorins). The next to arrive were the Dutch, with their main base in Ceylon, but their expansion into India was halted after their defeat in the Battle of Colachel to the Kingdom of Travancore…
A View of Chinsura the Dutch Settlement in Bengal (1787).
A View of Chinsura the Dutch Settlement in Bengal (1787).
Gold pagoda with an image of Lord Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu, issued at the Dutch mint at Pulicat, c. 17th or 18th century.
Gold pagoda with an image of Lord Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu, issued at the Dutch mint at Pulicat, c. 17th or 18th century.
Dutch trading ships in Negapatnam, Dutch Coromandel, circa 1680.
Dutch trading ships in Negapatnam, Dutch Coromandel, circa 1680.
Factory in Hugli-Chuchura, Dutch Bengal. Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665.
Factory in Hugli-Chuchura, Dutch Bengal. Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665.