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Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India.

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The East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, granting the sole right to trade with the east.

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The first English factory was set up on the banks of river Hugli.

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The English Trading Company began building a fort around the settlement.

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Aurangzeb, the last powerful ruler of Mughal dynasty died.

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Robert Clive, a British general came to Madras (present-day Chennai) from England at the age of 18.

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Alivardi Khan, a Nawab of Bengal died and Siraj-ud-Daulah became the new Nawab of Bengal.

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The first battle between an Indian ruler and a British general was fought in this year also known as the Battle of Plassey. This battle became famous because it was the first major victory the Company won in India.

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Haider Ali started ruling in Mysore from this year.
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas' finance minister - Sadashiv Bhaurao Peshwa and the ruler of Durrani Empire - Ahmad Shah Durrani also known as Ahmed Khan Abdali.

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Battle of Buxar took place in 1764 between Mir Qasim and British East India Company. Robert Clive was appointed the Governor of Bengal.

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Mir Jafar died in the mood of Company had changed. The Mughal Emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.

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Robert Clive left India in this year. His Indian fortune was worth Rs. 4,10,74,500.
First Anglo-Mysore war was also fought in this year between Haider Ali and East India Company.

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The First Anglo-Mysore War was finished in this year leading Mysore's victory over Company.

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British Parliament cross-examined Robert Clive which was suspicious of his vast wealth.

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Robert Clive committed suicide as he was acquitted.

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The second Anglo-Mysore war was started between Haider Ali and Company.

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Haider Ali's rule was finished as he was died in this year. His son Tipu Sultan started ruling from this year and continued the battle.
Also the first Anglo-Maratha war was finished with the Treaty of Salbai, there was no clear victor.

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Finally, the second Anglo-Mysore war was finished with the signing of a treaty on 11 March 1784, the Treaty of Manglore.

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Tipu Sultan stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom through the ports

of his kingdom, and disallowed  local merchants from trading with the Company.

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The third Anglo-Mysore War was fought between this years resulting Company's win over Mysore.

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The last battle between Mysore and  East India Company was fought in this year. Only in the last, the Battle of Seringapatam, did the Company ultimately win a victory.  Tipu  Sultan  was

killed  defending  his  capital  Seringapatam,  Mysore  was

placed under the former ruling dynasty of the Wodeyars and a subsidiary  alliance  was  imposed  on  the  state.

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Nawab  of  Awadh  was  forced

to give over half of his territory to the Company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the “subsidiary forces”.

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The Second Anglo-Maratha War  (1803-05) was fought on different  fronts, resulting in the British gaining Orissa and the territories north of the Yamuna river including Agra.

and  Delhi.

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Finally, the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817-19 crushed Maratha power. The Peshwa was removed and sent away to Bithur near Kanpur with a pension. The Company now had complete control over the territories south of the Vindhyas.