East India Company

The East India Company was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian... Wikipedia

• Former type:  Public, De facto partially State-owned enterprise, State-owned enterprise (after Government of India Act 1858)
• Industry:  International trade
• Fate:  Nationalised: Territories and responsibilities ceded to the British Government by the Government of India Act 1858, Dissolved by the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873
• Founded:  December 31, 1600
• Founders:  William Cavendish, George Clifford, John Harte, James Lancaster, John Spencer, John Watts (et. al.)
• Defunct:  June 1, 1874
• Key people:  Thomas Smythe, 1st Governor
• Products:  Cotton, silk, indigo dye, sugar, salt, spices, saltpetre, tea, and opium
• Number of employees:  50,000(1710s)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo