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The '''East India Company''' (EIC) was also known as the '''Honourable East India Company''' (HEIC) and '[[John Company]]'. It was a joint-stock company that was granted an English Royal Charter on December 31, 1600 by Elizabeth I. The British East India Company started out as a commercial trading venture, but grew in strength and eventually virtually ruled India until the [[Indian Mutiny]] in 1857.<br>[[Image:HEIC Flag.png|thumb|HEIC FLag 1801-58]]<br>
==FIBIS Resources==
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=137&s_id=56 Alphabetical list of Directors of the East India Company from 1758-1858]
