HIST 246 Waking Gandhi: Britain in India 1800-1847 (WT)
Britain’s time in India began with the establishment of the East India Company in 1600. This joint stock company would conduct trade in the East Indies, but would eventually come to be a dominate force in global commerce. Effectively, the East India Company ruled India from 1757-1858, when, after a brutal revolt by Indians, the British government assumed direct control of the subcontinent. In 1885, the Indian National Congress (INC) formed to fight for India’s Independence. The INC would eventually be dominated by Mohandas K. Gandhi who, through peaceful civil disobedience, would help to achieve the nation’s independence.