Advent of Europeans (Modern History) for UPSC Prelims: Notes, Flashcards and PYQs

Pre-Study: What to Study

6 Subtopics · 54 Concepts

The Quest for and Discovery of a Sea Route to India
Why Europe Sought a Sea Route to India
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Prince Henry, the Papal Bull and the Treaty of Tordesillas
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Bartholomew Dias and the Cape of Good Hope
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Order of Arrival of the European Powers
Importance 4/5 What to Study
From Trading to Ruling
Arrival of Vasco Da Gama at Calicut (1498)
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Portuguese Aim of Monopoly and Their Objectives
Importance 2/5 What to Study
First Portuguese Factories: Cabral and Da Gama's Second Voyage
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Francisco De Almeida and the Blue Water Policy
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Portuguese Settlers and New Crops
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Nino da Cunha
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Favourable Conditions for the Portuguese
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Portuguese State
Extent of the Estado da India
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Portuguese Administration in India
Importance 1/5 What to Study
Religious Policy of the Portuguese and the Inquisition
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Jesuit Missions to the Mughal Court
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Portuguese Lose Favour with the Mughals
Portuguese Opposition to the English at Jahangir's Court
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Capture of Hooghly (1632)
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Decline of the Portuguese
Causes of the Decline of the Portuguese
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Chronology of Portuguese Forts, Conquests and Losses (1498–1663)
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Significance of the Portuguese
Naval and Military Legacy of the Portuguese
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Cultural Contributions of the Portuguese
Importance 1/5 What to Study

Formation of the Dutch East India Company
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Dutch Settlements and Factories in India
Importance 5/5 What to Study
Commodities in the Dutch Trade
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Anglo-Dutch Rivalry and the Amboyna Massacre
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Decline of the Dutch and the Battle of Bidara (Hooghly), 1759
Importance 3/5 What to Study

Charter of Queen Elizabeth I (1600)
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Hawkins, Captain Best and the Surat Factory
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Sir Thomas Roe's Embassy to Jahangir
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Bombay: Dowry to Charles II and Transfer to the Company
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Footholds in the South and East (Masulipatnam, Golden Farman, Madras, Odisha)
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Early English Trade in Bengal and Conflict with the Mughals
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Job Charnock, Sutanuti and Fort William
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Farrukhsiyar's Farmans
Importance 5/5 What to Study
Merging of the Two English Companies (1708)
Importance 2/5 What to Study

Foundation of French Centres in India
Founding of the French East India Company (1664)
Importance 3/5 What to Study
First French Factories (Surat, Masulipatnam, Chandernagore)
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Pondicherry and Francois Martin
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Early Setbacks and Reorganisation of the French Company
Importance 2/5 What to Study
The Anglo-French Struggle for Supremacy: The Carnatic Wars
Background of Anglo-French Rivalry in South India
Importance 2/5 What to Study
First Carnatic War (1740–48)
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Second Carnatic War (1749–54)
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Dupleix as Administrator and Diplomat
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Recall and Failure of Dupleix
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Third Carnatic War and the Battle of Wandiwash
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Wandiwash or Plassey: The Real Turning Point?
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Causes for the English Success and the French Failure
Causes of the English Success and the French Failure
Importance 4/5 What to Study
Indian Textiles in the European Trade Network
Importance 2/5 What to Study

The Danish East India Company and Its Settlements
Importance 3/5 What to Study

Structure and Nature of the Trading Companies
Importance 3/5 What to Study
Naval Superiority and Military Skill
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Industrial Revolution and Stable Government
Importance 2/5 What to Study
Lesser Religious Zeal and the Use of the Debt Market
Importance 2/5 What to Study

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Advent of Europeans

Pre-Study: What to Study

The Quest for and Discovery of a Sea Route to India

Why Europe Sought a Sea Route to India

Prince Henry, the Papal Bull and the Treaty of Tordesillas

Bartholomew Dias and the Cape of Good Hope

Order of Arrival of the European Powers

From Trading to Ruling

Arrival of Vasco Da Gama at Calicut (1498)

Portuguese Aim of Monopoly and Their Objectives

First Portuguese Factories: Cabral and Da Gama's Second Voyage

Francisco De Almeida and the Blue Water Policy

Alfonso de Albuquerque

Portuguese Settlers and New Crops

Nino da Cunha

Favourable Conditions for the Portuguese

Portuguese State

Extent of the Estado da India

Portuguese Administration in India

Religious Policy of the Portuguese and the Inquisition

Jesuit Missions to the Mughal Court

Portuguese Lose Favour with the Mughals

Portuguese Opposition to the English at Jahangir's Court

Capture of Hooghly (1632)

Decline of the Portuguese

Causes of the Decline of the Portuguese

Chronology of Portuguese Forts, Conquests and Losses (1498–1663)

Significance of the Portuguese

Naval and Military Legacy of the Portuguese

Cultural Contributions of the Portuguese

Formation of the Dutch East India Company

Dutch Settlements and Factories in India

Commodities in the Dutch Trade

Anglo-Dutch Rivalry and the Amboyna Massacre

Decline of the Dutch and the Battle of Bidara (Hooghly), 1759

Charter of Queen Elizabeth I (1600)

Hawkins, Captain Best and the Surat Factory

Sir Thomas Roe's Embassy to Jahangir

Bombay: Dowry to Charles II and Transfer to the Company

Footholds in the South and East (Masulipatnam, Golden Farman, Madras, Odisha)

Early English Trade in Bengal and Conflict with the Mughals

Job Charnock, Sutanuti and Fort William

Farrukhsiyar's Farmans

Merging of the Two English Companies (1708)

Foundation of French Centres in India

Founding of the French East India Company (1664)

First French Factories (Surat, Masulipatnam, Chandernagore)

Pondicherry and Francois Martin

Early Setbacks and Reorganisation of the French Company

The Anglo-French Struggle for Supremacy: The Carnatic Wars

Background of Anglo-French Rivalry in South India

First Carnatic War (1740–48)

Second Carnatic War (1749–54)

Dupleix as Administrator and Diplomat

Recall and Failure of Dupleix

Third Carnatic War and the Battle of Wandiwash

Wandiwash or Plassey: The Real Turning Point?

Causes for the English Success and the French Failure

Causes of the English Success and the French Failure

Indian Textiles in the European Trade Network

The Danish East India Company and Its Settlements

Structure and Nature of the Trading Companies

Naval Superiority and Military Skill

Industrial Revolution and Stable Government

Lesser Religious Zeal and the Use of the Debt Market

Study, Revise and Test