Thomas Stephens was the first Englishman to reach India, at least by sea route. He sailed for India on a Portuguese ship as a Jesuit missionary on 4th April 1579 and landed at Goa six months later, on 24th october.
British India Coins which were minted from 1862 CE to 1947 CE were stuck under the authority of the crown. The new coins which were minted under the Coinage Act, 1835 had the effigy of William IV on the obverse and the value on the reverse in English and Persian.
The British became a major power in the Indian sub-continent after the Treaty of Paris and began to show interest in Afghanistan to ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan.
Chuar Uprising was started by aboriginal tribesmen of Midnapore district. The reason was famine, enhanced land revenue demands and economic distress. It lasted from 1766 to 1772 and again surfaced between 1759 and 1816.
Bhil was an aboriginal tribe. The Bhil Uprising happened in the Khandesh region. The Bhils revolted against the East India Company and the hardships suffered in agriculture in the new regime.
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