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The Chandelas of Jejakabhukti were a dynasty in Central India. They ruled much of the Bundelkhand region (then called Jejakabhukti) between the 9th and the 13th centuries. Based on epigraphic records, the historians have come up with the following list of Chandela rulers of Jejākabhukti (IAST names in brackets): [39] [40] Nannuka, (c. 831-845 CE)
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During the rule of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century, the term was equivalent to Emperor of India. Even after effective Mughal rule had collapsed by about 1720, the Mughal dynasty continued to be recognised as the ceremonial rulers of India by regional powers in India, such as the Maratha Confederacy, the British East India Company and many ...
The British East India Company took control of the former Mughal province of Bengal-Bihar in 1793 after it abolished local rule (Nizamat) that lasted until 1858, marking the beginning of the British colonial era over the Indian subcontinent. By 1857 a considerable part of former Mughal India was under the East India Company's control.
France was the last of the major European maritime powers of the 17th century to enter the East India trade. Six decades after the foundation of the English and Dutch East India companies (in 1600 and 1602 respectively), and at a time when both companies were multiplying factories (trading posts) on the shores of India, the French still did not ...
The Mughal empire had developed relationships with Europeans such as British, Portuguese, Russia, and France. Mughal relations with the British in the 16th century were quite difficult, as local Mughal officials usually exploited the East India Company, who responded the Mughal's harmful policies towards the British interest with harassing the Mughal vessels at the sea. [8]
During this age India's economy expanded, relative peace was maintained and arts were patronised. This period witnessed the further development of Indo-Islamic architecture; [293] [294] the growth of Marathas and Sikhs enabled them to rule significant regions of India in the waning days of the Mughal empire. [14]
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