Welcome to East India Company

 

East India Company offers access to a unique collection of India Office Records from the British Library, London. Containing royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings and reports of expeditions, among other document types, this resource charts the history of British trade and rule in the Indian subcontinent and beyond from 1599 to 1947.

Nature and Scope

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Essays and Video Interviews

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Guide to the India Office Records

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Thematic Areas

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Government Office Holders

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Alternative Place Names

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