Importance of AUGUST in INDIAN HISTORY

Importance of AUGUST in INDIAN HISTORY

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August has special importance in indian history.While celebrating 75 anniversary of Quit india movement,the importance of August also comes into light. EIC delegation (1608 Aug ) When the East India Company first visited the Mughal court in the early 17th century, it was as supplicants attempting to negotiate favorable trading relations with Akbar’s successor, Emperor Jehangir. The company had initially planned to try and force their way into the lucrative spice markets of south-east Asia, but found this trade was already dominated by the Dutch. After EIC merchants were massacred at Amboyna (in present day Indonesia) in 1623, the company increasingly turned their attention to India. Initially, the company struggled in the spice trade because of the competition from the already well-established Dutch East India Company. The company opened a factory in Bantam on the first voyage,…
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