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The Provinces of India from (1858 to 1947), earlier Presidencies of British India from (1757 to 1858) and still earlier, Presidency towns from (1612 to 1757), were the administrative divisions of British governance in India. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947. | The Provinces of India from (1858 to 1947), earlier Presidencies of British India from (1757 to 1858) and still earlier, Presidency towns from (1612 to 1757), were the administrative divisions of British governance in India. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947. | ||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Presidencies and provinces of British India," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Presidencies and provinces of British India," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India, accessed 23 November 2020.</ref> | ||
*'''1746-1939''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61468/ UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | |||
== Dutch Colonization (1605-1825) == | == Dutch Colonization (1605-1825) == | ||
Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825. Merchants of the Dutch East India Company first established themselves in Dutch Coromandel as they were looking for textiles to exchange with the spices they traded in the East Indies. Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 and 1627 respectively. In the second half of the eighteenth century the Dutch lost their influence more and more. Although Dutch Coromandel and Dutch Bengal were restored to Dutch rule by virtue of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, they returned to British rule owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Under the terms of the treaty, all transfers of property and establishments were to take place on 1 March 1825. By the middle of 1825, therefore, the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India. | Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825. Merchants of the Dutch East India Company first established themselves in Dutch Coromandel as they were looking for textiles to exchange with the spices they traded in the East Indies. Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 and 1627 respectively. In the second half of the eighteenth century the Dutch lost their influence more and more. Although Dutch Coromandel and Dutch Bengal were restored to Dutch rule by virtue of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, they returned to British rule owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Under the terms of the treaty, all transfers of property and establishments were to take place on 1 March 1825. By the middle of 1825, therefore, the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India. | ||