East India Company (EIC)

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Migration to Britain c.1000–2010.

Definition

A powerful British trading corporation founded in 1600 that established a monopoly on trade with Asia and eventually gained political control over parts of India.

Exam Context

East India Company (EIC) appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 and Migration c.1500–1900.

British Thematic Studies Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 Migration c.1500–1900

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

Religious Refugees and Global Trade Migration

Migration to Britain c.1000–2010 • Migration c.1500–1900

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