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==Starting out your 'British India' research==
The FIBIS online ''Beginners' Guide'' will continue to be expanded in the future. It is recommended that you read through all of this information before contacting FIBIS for personal research services (Members) or research advice (non-Members). You may also find Peter Bailey's slideshow [http://www.fibis.org/BL.pps "Your First Visit to the IOR"] helpful. (The slideshow takes about a minute to download with broadband). The slideshow is also available on [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CSjQMdsMZZQ YouTube ]
The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the [[East India Company]] in 1599 to ‘Indian Independence’ in 1947:
[[Afghanistan]], [[Aden]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Benkulen|Bencoolen]] (Sumatra, Indonesia), [[Burma]] (Myanmar), [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka), [[China]], [[Macao]] & [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] (Borneo, Labuan etc.), [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Persia]], [[Singapore]], Straits Settlements.
Also included are the activities of the East India Company in [[Home Establishment | London]] and [[St. Helena]].
