East India Company Act

Historical Context Note

Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Tweet Report an Error

The act of 1813 removed from the East India Company all its monopoly trading privileges except that of the tea trade with China, leaving the Company’s role in India that of civil and military administration. The purposes enshrined in the Company’s original charter of 1601 were thus effectively at an end.

51 words

Citation: Clark, Robert. "East India Company Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4478, accessed 23 November 2024.]

4478 East India Company Act 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.