East India Company and its Impact on Bengal

A new capital city and a new structure of authority in Bengal were direct consequences of
British rule. British trade created some new employment opportunities and offered
potentially more profitable uses for some of their land. The British had a great effect on
the Indians. The reaction the Indians had to the British conquest proves this. In turn, the
British benefited highly from Bengal. For instance, Bengal financed a large part of British
naval and military operations and important parts of British trade beyond its own frontiers.
The British empire in India was established by a pr…