The Arrival of Europeans Trade Companies in India

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There were trade and commerce relationship between India and Europe since ancient times. There was great demand for Indian spices like pepper, cardamom, ginger and many other spices in Europe. The trade relationship continued between India, Europe and other Asian countries even during middle ages. The Arab merchants carried the Asian merchandise into Constantinople of Eastern Roman (Byzantium) empire. Italian … Read More

A Sketchy Note on Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 – 1818)

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Within almost ten years of the treaty of peace (1805) by which the second Anglo-Maratha war was concluded, the relation between Maratha power and the Britishers deteriorated again. The Marathas once again failed uneasy and were in no mood to serve as a subordinate power to the British. The sentiments of the Marathas rose to the highest point under Peshwa … Read More