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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>
The Company initially concentrated on the East Indies spice trade but was vigorously opposed by the Dutch. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Treaty_of_1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824] saw the cessation of all Dutch activities in the Indian subcontinent and all English activities in the East Indies.
[[Image:HEIC Flag.png|thumb|HEIC FLag 1801-58]]<br>
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