As early as 1620, the company attempted to lay claim to the Table Mountain region in South Africa, later it occupied and ruled St Helena. The Company also had interests along the routes to India from Great Britain. By 1760, the French were driven out of India, with the exception of a few trading posts on the coast, such as Pondicherry. A decisive victory by Sir Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 established the British East India Company as a military as well as a commercial power. 100 years later, it was granted a royal dictate from the Emperor exempting the Company from the payment of custom duties in Bengal, giving it a decided commercial advantage in the Indian trade. In 1617, the Company was given trade rights by the Mughal Emperor. Post 1801 the flag contains the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the cantonīased in London, the company presided over the creation of the British Raj.
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