Every Year of Indian Colonialism

In the late 15th Century, Portugal arrived in India, beginning a new era of interaction between Europeans and Indians. For the next century, the Portuguese presence would go entirely unchallenged, allowing them to create a vast trade monopoly spanning the entire subcontinent. The arrival of the Danish, Dutch and English in the early 1600s would lead to the decline of Portuguese control and ultimately Dutch superiority for the rest of the century. The arrival of France in the 1670s lead to a new form of conflict, that over land. This would ultimately result in British control over much of the region by 1800, and expansion by Britain would only continue through the 19th Century and early 20th Century, sidelining the other powers. All the British possessions would gain independence in 1947 and 1948, with France following in 1954 peacefully, and Portugal in 1961 via an Indian military annexation, ending European control in India. Today, many former British colonies are still part of the Commonwealth.

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Video about all of Indian history:    • The History of India: Every Year  

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Music: Tom Player - Desolation