Approximate limit of the Mogul Empire in 1700
In the time of Dupleix (1741-1754):
- Boundary of the French possessions
- Boundary of the area more or less subject to French influence
- French political and military establishments: Chandarnagar,
Pondicherry (Pondichéry), Karikal, Mahe
- British political and military establishments: Calcutta,
Madras, Fort St. David, Bombay
- French trading posts (factories): Masulipatam, Calicut, Surat
- British trading posts (factories): Masulipatam, Calicut, Surat,
Hugli
British acquisitions under Clive (1756-1760, 1765-1767)
British acquisitions under Hastings (1772-1785
British acquisitions under Cornwallis (1786-1793)
States under British protection in 1792
French possessions retained up to the present time (1911):
Chandarnagar, Pondicherry (Pondichéry), Karikal, Mahe, Yanaon
Portuguese possessions retained up to the present time (1911):
Goa, Diu, Daman
The dates are those of the foundation of the British power. The
two dates assigned to Bombay
indicate that Charles II received it from Portugal in 1661, and
granted it to the East India
Company in 1668.
The names in parentheses were those commonly used by the British
during the period of conquest
and consolidation.
