Year 8 · History · beta

The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?

In this unit, pupils learn about the arrival of the East India Company on the fringes of the Mughal Empire. They examine how the East India Company's power and influence grew, and how they, along with various Indian rulers, destabilised Mughal power over India.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils know that access to trade routes brings wealth and power.
  • Pupils know that India was an important destination for international trade.
  • Pupils know that there was a demand for spices in Europe.

Source curriculum references

  • Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time
  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change
  • Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901

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