Vasco– 3 times visited India

1. 1498- traded with Zamorin
2. 1502- attacked Arabs
3. 1524-25- became thegovernor

Almeida

1. 1505- became Governor
2. 1507- Portoguese naval was defaeted in Battle of Chaul; lost son
3. 1508- won the Battle of Diu
4. 1509- went back

Alfanso

1. 1503- came to India as commander
2. 1509- Became Governor
3. 1510- Captured Goa from Bijapur
4. 1515- died
5. Orbuz, Malabar, Malacca, Red sea

Big Vacuum 1515-1529

• 6 governors changed

Nino de Cunha
1529-1538
Expansion of Portuguese colonies

1962- Manuel Antonio Silva became the governor

• Alfanso had good relation with Krishnadev Ray of Vijayanagar
• Sent embassies – Friar Luis
• Both had common enemies- Deccani Sultanante
• European Horses supplied to Vijaynagar
• Blue water navy–Cartaze system–Over Arabian + Indian ocean

1526 – 1st Panipat –Babur vs Ibrahim Lodhi

1529- Krishnadev Ray died

1540- Delhi–
Humayun & Sher Shah Suri

1556 –2^nd Batle of Panipat
Akbar & Portuguse were in good terms

56- 1605- during Jahangir– Dutch + English came

• 1530: Declaration of Goa as the Portuguese capital.
• 1534: Bahadur Shah (Gujarat) vs Humayu (Mughal).. took help of Cunha (Portuguese) and gave island of Bassein & Promised Diu.
• 1535: Subjugation of Diu.
• Relationship turned sour– killed Bahadur shah in 1537
• 1559: The Portuguese capture Daman.
• 1596: Ouster of the Portuguese by the Dutch from South-east Asia.
• 1612: Loss of Surat to the English.
• 1663: The Dutch win all Portuguese forts on the Malabar coast to oust the Portuguese from India.

1. Bahadur Shah-I (Shah Alam-I) 1707-1712
2. Jahandar Shah (1712-13)
3. Farrukhsiyar (1713-19)
4. Muhammad shah – Aka Rangeela 1719-1748
5. Ahmad shah (1748-54)
6. Almgir II (1754-59)
7. Shah Alam II (1759-1806)- Palamwala (Fugitive Mughal)
8. Akbar II (1806-1837)
9. Bahadur shah II (1837-57) – Last king – Took part in 1857 revolt – Sent to exile

Farruk– 1717- Granted Farman

India –

• Marathas(1737)- basi rao-I –
• Bengal(1717)- Murshid ruli khan
• Awadh(1722)- Saadat khan –
• Hyderabad(1724)- Nizam ul mulk
• Invasion of nadir shah(1740) –
• Europeans
  • British
  • French

Impact of Portuguese on India?

HOw did EIC conquered India?

Elizabeth-I was contemporary to Akbar

Information of trading group -1599
The merchant adventures
EIC = John Company
Went to the monarch for trading rights
1600- Royal charter- given for 9 Years

Overlapping bases (Eng Vs French)
1. Surat- 1613 …… Surat- 1667
2. Madras- Fort George- 1639 + Fort David- 1690 …… Pondicherry- 1673
3. Mauslipatnam
4. Bengal- Hoogli- ……. Balasore
…… Fort Williams- 1696 …….. Chandernagar- 1673

Murshid Quli Khan was still under Later Mughals but declared himself as Nawab. Due to Farruk Farmaan to EIC–> gave more authority over Bengal –> Quli Khan didnt like that.

1. Murshid Qulihan
2. Shuja ud din (Son in law of Quli Khan )
3. Sarfaraz khan (Son of Quli Khan)
4. Alvar di khan
5. Siraj ud daula (Grandson of Alvardi Khan)

Leading to Buxar

Battle of Buxar- 1764

Brit Company negotiated with Hyder Ali and a Treaty of Madras was signed on 29 March 1769.

Fort william