Ch 24 Flashcards

296946013	Kingdom of Mataram	Kingdom that controlled interior regions of java in the 17th century; Dutch east India company paid tribute to the kingdom for rights of trade in Batavia; weakness of king after 1670s allowed Dutch to exert control on java	0
296946014	Sepoys	Troops that served the British India company recruited from various warlike peoples of India	1
296946015	Raj	British political establishment in India developed as aresult of rivalry between France and Britain	2
296946016	Plassey	battle in 1757 between troops of the British east India company and an Indian army under sirãj ud- duala, ruler of Bengal British victory resulted in control of northern India	3
296946017	Robert Clive	Architect of british victory at plassey in 1757; established foundations of British Raj in northern India	4
296946018	Presidencies	Three districts that made up the bulk of the directly ruled British territories in India; capitals at Madras, Calcutta, Bombay	5
296946019	Princely states	Domains of Indian princes allied with the British raj; agents of east India company were stationed at the rulers courts to ensure compliance made up over 1/3 of the British Indian empire	6
296946020	Nabobs	Name given to british representatives of east India company who went briefly to India to make fortunes through graft and exploitation	7
296946021	Lord Charles Cornwallis	Reformer of thr east India company administration of India in the 1790s; reduced power of local British administrators; checked widespread corruption	8
296946022	Isandhlawana	Location of battle fought in 1879 b/w the British and Zulu armies in south Africa; resulted in defeat of British; one of few victories of African forces over western Europeans	9