History: British Rule to East Pakistan (1757-1970)
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Mikey Leung in 1. General Information, Podcast
By the 17th century, the British East India Company had gained the upper hand in this conflict and had established a growing trading port in Calcutta. Despite the disintegration of the Mughal Empire through the early part of the 18th century, strong leadership in Bengal kept it economically powerful, further strengthened by its European trading connections.
