East India

East India

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Capital:

West Bengal

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Government Type:

Chartered Company

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Primary Cultures:

English

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State Religion:

Protestant

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Country Tier:

Principality

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Country Type:

Colonial

"India is the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. Can the East India Company maintain rule over this vast landscape while appeasing its shareholders?"

East India, starting as the British East India Company, is a  minor power in East Asia. At the beginning of the game, it is a chartered company of Great Britain, and in turn is the overlord of the many princely states. One of the many subjects of the British Empire, the East India Company has various vast opportunities at the beginning of the game to expand and further dominate Asia, through economic or militaristic means. Starting with a government dominated by conservative landowners, it requires extensive effort to reform the nation to become a haven for liberty and prosperity.

As an English nation, East India Company is able to form England, South Africa, and Great Britain.

Scripted content[edit | edit source]

East India has a journal entry to avoid munity by its sepoy soldiers. This can be accomplished by completing an entry to consolidate control of India and raising the standard of living. East India also has a repeatable decision that allows it to annex states from its princely state subjects.

Technology[edit | edit source]

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East India starts with all era 1 technologies plus Mechanical Tools, Atmospheric Engine, Railways, and Corporate Charters.

Production technology	Military technology	Society technology
Prospecting Distillation Railways	Drydocks Paddle Steamer Army Reserves Napoleonic Warfare	Law Enforcement Corporate Charters Banking Colonization Mass Communication Medical Degrees Empiricism Romanticism

Politics[edit | edit source]

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East India is a chartered company with Governor-General George Eden supporting the East India Company. East India starts with the modifier Company RuleCompany RuleCountry modifier
+200%  Industrialists Political strength
+200%  Bureaucrats Political strength
+50%  Capitalists Political strength
+50%  Officers Political strength
−80%  Aristocrats Political strength
−50  Legitimacy
+65  Legitimacy from including head of state in government.

East India cannot change its Governance Principles law while it is a Chartered Company, nor can it changes its Distribution of Power law without permission from Great Britain. These restrictions are dropped if East India becomes independent.

Starting Laws

Power Structure		Economy		Human Rights
Governance Principles	Presidential Republic	Economic System	Extraction Economy	Free Speech	Censorship
Distribution of Power	Oligarchy	Trade Policy	Mercantilism	Labor Rights	No Workers' Rights
Citizenship	Cultural Exclusion	Taxation	Land-Based Taxation	Children's Rights	Child Labor Allowed
Caste Hegemony	Caste Not Enforced	Land Reform	Tenant Farmers	Rights of Women	Legal Guardianship
Church and State	Total Separation	Colonization	No Colonial Affairs	Welfare	No Social Security
Bureaucracy	Appointed Bureaucrats	Policing	No Police	Migration	Migration Controls
Army Model	Professional Army	Education System	No Schools	Slavery	Debt Slavery
Internal Security	No Home Affairs	Health System	No Health System

Interest groups[edit | edit source]

East India starts with the East India Company and Presidency Armies in  government. The Zamindars, Ryots, Bhadraloks, Civil Servants, and Hindu Priesthood are in  opposition. The  Trade Unions  marginalized.

The East India Company and Presidency Armies will always select British characters as leaders, while the remaining groups will select leaders from Indian cultures.

As the British Raj, the  Industrialists are called as the Government of India.

The East India Company has the Colonialist, Enclavist, and Malthusian ideologies instead of the default Industrialist ideologies. The Hindu Priesthood have the Hindu Moralist (British) ideology instead of the default Moralist. The Civil Servants have Constitutionalist instead of the default Republican. The Bhadraloks have the Modernizer and Sovereignist ideologies instead of the default Patriotic and Reactionary.

Historical characters[edit | edit source]

Politicians Expand

Name[1]	Type	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits
George Eden	Ruler	East India Company	Moderate	Reckless
Robert Grant	Politician	East India Company	Jingoist	Ambitious,  Imperious,  Experienced Colonial Administrator
Sir Henry Fane	General and  Politician	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Hedonist,  Experienced Defensive Strategist
Prasanna Tagore[2]	Politician	Zamindars	Moderate	Experienced Political Operator,  Pious
Haji Shariatullah	Politician	Ryots	Minoritarian Traditionalist	Pious,  Charismatic
Dwarkanath Tagore	Politician	Bhadraloks	Moderate	Hedonist,  Ambitious,  Expensive Tastes
Ramgopal Ghosh	Politician	Civil Servants	Reformer	Experienced Political Operator,  Literary
Radhakanta Deb	Politician	Hindu Priesthood	Minoritarian Traditionalist	Political Operator,  Literary

Generals and Admirals Collapse

Name[1]	Type	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits	Rank
Sir Henry Fane	General and  Politician	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Hedonist,  Experienced Defensive Strategist	General
John Keane	General	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Colonial Administrator,  Scarred	Lieutenant General
Robert O'Callaghan	General	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Political Operator	Lieutenant General
Peregrine Maitland	General	Presidency Armies	Jingoist	Bigoted,  Experienced Colonial Administrator,  Defensive Strategist	Major General
John Wood	Admiral	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Explorer,  Surveyor	Commodore
Sir Charles Malcom	Admiral	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Naval Commander,  Meticulous	Commodore

Historical Character Templates Expand

Name[1]	Type	Interest Group	Ideology	Traits	Conditions
William George Keith Elphinstone	General	Presidency Armies	Royalist	Reckless,  Tactful	Date before 1850.1.1 Starts as Major General
Sir Henry Havelock	General	Presidency Armies	Traditionalist	Pious	Date between 1839.1.1 and 1857.1.1
Sir Henry Godwin	General	Presidency Armies	Moderate	Offensive Planner,  Woodland Combat Expert	Date between 1845.1.1 and 1853.1.1
Charles Canning	Politician	East India Company	Moderate	Experienced Political Operator,  Colonial Administrator,  Tactful	Date between 1841.1.1 and 1862.1.1 East India Company is not marginalized
John Lawrence	Politician	East India Company	Pacifist	Experienced Colonial Administrator,  Charismatic	Date between 1846.1.1 and 1879.1.1 East India Company is not marginalized
Muhsin ad-Din Ahmad	Politician	Ryots	Land Reformer	Charismatic,  Pious,  Direct	Date between 1838.1.1 and 1870.1.1 Ryots are not marginalized
Lakshmeshwar Singh	Politician	Zamindars	Reformer	Persistent,  Master Bureaucrat,  Tactful	Date between 1878.1.1 and 1898.1.1 Zamindars are not marginalized
Narayan Lokhande	Politician	Trade Unions	Reformer	Persistent,  Honorable,  Direct	Date between 1874.1.1 and 1897.1.1  Trade Unions are not marginalized
Debendranath Tagore	Politician	Hindu Priesthood	Moderate	Persistent,  Honorable,  Direct	Date between 1839.1.1 and 1870.1.1 Hindu Priesthood is not marginalized
Dayananda Saraswati	Politician	Hindu Priesthood	Feminist	Pious,  Honorable,  Erudite	Date between 1865.1.1 and 1882.1.1 Hindu Priesthood is not marginalized
Motilal Nehru	Politician	Bhadraloks	Moderate	Experienced Political Operator,  Ambitious	Date between 1883.1.1 and 1928.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice	Politician	East India Company	Traditionalist	Expert Colonial Administrator,  Expensive Tastes	Date between 1880.1.1 and 1910.1.1 East India Company is not marginalized
Jawaharlal Nehru	Politician	Bhadraloks	Social Democrat	Expert Political Operator,  Charismatic,  Inspirational Orator	Date after 1912.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized
Gopale Gokhale	Politician	Civil Servants	Reformer	Cautious,  Experienced Political Operator,  Erudite	Date between 1889.1.1 and 1915.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized
Swami Vivekananda	Politician	Hindu Priesthood	Reformer	Pious,  Erudite,  Sickly	Date between 1885.1.1 and 1900.1.1 Hindu Priesthood is not marginalized
Jamshedji Tata	Politician	Bhadraloks	Reformer	Tactful,  Ambitious,  Erudite	Date between 1868.1.1 and 1900.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized
Rabindranath Tagore	Politician	Zamindars	Reformer	Literary,  Romantic,  Charismatic	Date between 1868.1.1 and 1900.1.1 Zamindars are not marginalized
Dadabhai Naoroji	Politician	Bhadraloks	Reformer	Erudite,  Expert Political Operator,  Persistent	Date between 1868.1.1 and 1900.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized
Amritlal Thakkar	Politician	Ryots	Social Democrat	Direct,  Honorable	Date between 1890.1.1 and 1930.1.1 Ryots are not marginalized
Mohandas Gandhi	Agitator	Civil Servants	Humanitarian	Persistent,  Inspirational Orator,  Charismatic	Spawned manually
Muhammad Ali Jinnah	Agitator	Civil Servants	Social Democrat	Direct,  Ambitious,  Expert Political Operator	Date after 1897.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized Owns the state Gujarat
Bipin Chandra Pal	Agitator	Civil Servants	Social Democrat	Inspirational Orator,  Firebrand	Date between 1887.1.1 and 1932.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized Owns the state Gujarat
Bal Gangadhar Tilak	Agitator	Hindu Priesthood	Minoritarian Traditionalist	Firebrand,  Pious,  Bigoted	Date between 1890.1.1 and 1920.1.1 Hindu Priesthood is not marginalized Owns the state Bombay
Lala Lajpat Rai	Agitator	Bhadraloks	Radical	Firebrand,  Pious,  Bigoted	Date between 1886.1.1 and 1928.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized Owns the state Punjab
Pandita Ramabai	Agitator	Civil Servants	Feminist	Persistent,  Direct,  Literary	Date between 1885.1.1 and 1922.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized Owns the state Bombay
Bhagat Singh	Agitator	Civil Servants	Anarchist	Brave,  Charismatic	Date after 1927.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized Owns the state Punjab
Sarojini Naidu	Agitator	Civil Servants	Feminist	Inspirational Orator,  Political Operator,  Literary	Date after 1904.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized Owns the state Hyderabad directly or via a subject
Abul Azad	Agitator	Civil Servants	Social Democrat	Literary,  Pious	Date after 1912.1.1 Civil Servants are not marginalized
Udham Singh	Agitator	Trade Unions	Radical	Brave,  Reckless	Date after 1919.1.1  Trade Unions are not marginalized
Mithuben Petit	Agitator	Bhadraloks	Reformer	Brave,  Persistent,  Charismatic	Date after 1925.1.1 Bhadraloks are not marginalized
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar	Agitator	Ryots	Social Democrat	Direct,  Literary,  Expert Political Operator	Date after 1917.1.1 Ryots are not marginalized Spawned via event

Diplomacy[edit | edit source]

East India is a chartered company of the Great Britain and thus part of the British Empire power bloc.

In turn, it has one protectorate Bahawalpur, and many puppets: Alwar, Assam, Baroda, Bastar, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bikaner, Cochin, Cooch Behar, Dharampur, Garhwal, Gwalior, Hindustan, Hyderabad, Idar, Indore, Jaipur (Dhundhar), Jaisalmer, Jeypore, Jhansi, Jodhpur (Marwar), Junagadh, Kolhapur, Kotah, Kurnool, Kutch, Manipur, Mayurbhanj, Mysore, Nagpur, Narsinghpur, Nawanagar, Orchha, Oudh (Awadh), Palanpur, Patiala, Patna, Pudukottai, Rewah, Satara, Surguja, Travancore, and Udaipur (Mewar)

East India starts with  claims on the state regions of Assam, Baluchistan, Kashmir, Pashtunistan, Punjab, Punjab Hills, Quetta, Sindh

Economy[edit | edit source]

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Starting statistics

Statistic	Starting value
GDP	37.4M
Population	110M
Literacy	18.2%
Standard of living	Struggling (8.5)

States[edit | edit source]

The state of Agra contains the monument  Taj Mahal. The state of Bombay can build the monument  Victoria Terminus. All states in the Madras and Bombay regions as well as Assam have the modifier Ryotwari SystemRyotwari SystemState modifier
+50% Minimum worker-owned subsistence building levels

Bengal Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources						State Traits
			Size	Uses
West Bengal		Bengali	553	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	29	80	9	9	—	—	Expand Bengal Delta  +25% Agriculture throughput +25% Plantations throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level Expand Raniganj Coalfield  +15% Coal Mines throughput
East Bengal		Bengali	601	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	23	4	—	11	—	—	Expand Bengal Delta  +25% Agriculture throughput +25% Plantations throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
Assam		Assamese Bengali Manipuri Naga	105	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	37	29	—	—	(12)	(44)	Expand Brahmaputra River  +20 Infrastructure Expand Himalayan Foothills  +25% Tea Plantation throughput Expand Digboi Oil Fields  +10% Oil Extractors throughput
Bihar		Bihari	375	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	17	81	30	—	—	—	Expand Ganges River  +15% Agriculture throughput +15% Plantations throughput +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact Expand Jharia-Dhanbad Coalfield  +10% Coal Mines throughput
Orissa		Oria	83	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	15	21	36	7	—	—

Bombay Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources								State Traits
			Size	Uses
Bombay		Marathi Kannada Deccani	400	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation Vineyard	17	12	23	—	—	12	3	—	Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level Expand Western Ghats  +10% Coffee Plantation throughput
Gujarat		Gujarati Sindi	335	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	4	—	4	—	—	16	—	(8)	Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level
Baluchistan		Baluchi Pashtun	63	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Tea Plantation	1	—	20	10	—	5	—	—
Sindh		Sindi	75	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	3	—	—	—	4	6	—	—	Expand Indus River  +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact Expand Indus Valley  +20% Agriculture throughput +20% Plantations throughput

Central India Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources			State Traits
			Size	Uses
Agra		Hindustani Pathan	483	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	6	4	2	Expand Ganges River  +15% Agriculture throughput +15% Plantations throughput +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact
Oudh		Avadhi	371	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	6	—	—	Expand Ganges River  +15% Agriculture throughput +15% Plantations throughput +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact
Central Provinces		Marathi Chhattisgarhi Gondi Deccani Bagheli Bundeli	205	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation	12	21	22

Delhi Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources						State Traits
			Size	Uses
Delhi		Hindustani	252	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation	5	—	—	—	2	—	Expand Ganges River  +15% Agriculture throughput +15% Plantations throughput +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact
Punjab Hills		Pahari Punjabi	182	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	9	—	12	—	—	—	Expand Indus River  +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact Expand Himalayan Foothills  +25% Tea Plantation throughput
Rajputana		Rajput	199	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	2	—	24	6	3	—
Punjab		Punjabi	505	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation Vineyard	11	6	6	—	—	(7)	Expand Indus River  +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact Expand Indus Valley  +20% Agriculture throughput +20% Plantations throughput

Madras Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources						State Traits
			Size	Uses
Northern Circars		Telugu	181	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	11	4	2	18	—	—
Ceded Districts		Telugu Kannada Deccani	63	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	9	—	15	—	—	—
Mysore		Kannada Deccani	210	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	14	—	24	5	6	(6)	Expand Western Ghats  +10% Coffee Plantation throughput
Carnatic		Tamil Kannada	375	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Silk Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	20	—	26	18	—	(7)	Expand Cauvery Delta  +20% Agriculture throughput +20% Plantations throughput Expand Natural Harbors  +10% Shipyards throughput +10% Military Shipyards throughput +10% Port throughput +5% Market access price impact +15% Trade capacity +10 Naval Base max level Expand Western Ghats  +10% Coffee Plantation throughput
Malabar		Malayalam	120	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	11	—	—	10	—	(8)	Expand Western Ghats  +10% Coffee Plantation throughput

Indochina Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Arable Land		Resources					State Traits
			Size	Uses
Arakan		Burmese Lushai	32	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	21	—	—	10	—
Pegu		Karen Mon Burmese	40	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tobacco Plantation	18	—	—	10	(9)	Expand Irrwaddy Delta  +15% Agriculture throughput +15% Plantations throughput Expand Burmese Teak  +25% Hardwood output −10% State construction efficiency −10% Infrastructure
Tenasserim		Burmese Karen Thai	20	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Cotton Plantation Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation Tobacco Plantation	17	—	—	12	(16)
Malaya		Malay	35	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Banana Plantation Coffee Plantation Sugar Plantation Tea Plantation	17	32	24	10	(40)

Other Expand

Name	Type	Homelands	Region	Arable Land		Resources			State Traits
				Size	Uses
Kashmir		Kashmiri Tibetan	Himalayas	85	Rice Farm Livestock Ranch Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Silk Plantation Tea Plantation Vineyard	17	8	—	Expand Indus River  +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact
Pashtunistan		Pashtun	Persia	150	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Opium Plantation Tea Plantation Vineyard	6	—	4	Expand Indus River  +20 Infrastructure +5% Market access price impact
Quetta		Pashtun	Persia	42	Wheat Farm Livestock Ranch Dye Plantation Opium Plantation Tea Plantation	2	4	8

Companies[edit | edit source]

The following companies are associated with East India or its starting states:

Name	Buildings	Industry charters	Prestige goods	Prosperity bonus	Requirements
Assam Company	Tea Plantations	Logging Camps	Assam Tea	+20% Tea Plantations throughput −5% Radicals from movements	Assam is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Tea Plantations
Bengal Coal Company	Coal Mines	Iron Mines		+20%  Industrialists political strength +10% Iron Mines throughput	West Bengal is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Coal Mines
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation	Logging Camps  Rubber Plantations	Tea Plantations  Cotton Plantations  Oil Rigs	Teak	+10% Coffee Plantations throughput +10% Tea Plantations throughput	Either Bombay is an incorporated state The country or its top overlord has Trade Privileges with an owner of Bombay Owns two states with the Burmese Teak trait with a level 5 or higher Logging Camps
Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited	Textile Mills	Cotton Plantations	Designer Clothes	+20% Dye Plantations throughput +5% Cotton Plantations throughput	Bombay is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Textile Mills Has researched Cotton Gin
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited	Power Plants	Coal Mines		+6 Infrastructure from population +12 Max infrastructure from population	Has researched Electrical Generation West Bengal is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Power Plants
David Sassoon & Co., Ltd	Cotton Plantations  Opium Plantations	Port	Pure Opium	+5% Trade advantage	Bombay is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Cotton Plantations Owns a state in the Indian strategic regionsBengal, Bombay, Central India, Delhi, or Madras with a level 5 or higher Opium Plantations
East India Company	Tea Plantations  Tobacco Plantations  Opium Plantations	Silk Plantations  Sugar Plantations	Bengal Opium	+20% Convoys	Is Great Britain Owns 3 or more states in the Indian strategic regionsBengal, Bombay, Central India, Delhi, or Madras with a level 5 or higher Tea, Opium or Tobacco Plantations Has Mercantilism or Protectionism Great Britain starts with this company established
Great Indian Peninsula Railway	Railway	Iron Mines		+0.5 Infrastructure from population +20 Max infrastructure from population	Has researched Railways Owns 3 or more incorporated states in the Indian strategic regionsBengal, Bombay, Central India, Delhi, or Madras with a level 5 or higher Railway
Madura Mills Co. Ltd	Textile Mills	Rubber Plantations  Cotton Plantations	Designer Clothes	+10%  Petite Bourgeoisie attraction +10% Textile Mills throughput +5% State religion wages	Owns an incorporated state in the Madras region with a level 5 or higher Textile Mills Has researched Cotton Gin
Ralli Brothers	Rice Farms  Wheat Farms	Port  Cotton Plantations  Textile Mills	Fine Grain	+10% Sulfur Mines throughput +10% Textile Mills throughput +5% Trade advantage	Bombay or West Bengal is an incorporated state Owns 4 or more states in the Indian strategic regionsBengal, Bombay, Central India, Delhi, or Madras with a level 5 or higher Rice or Wheat Farms
Steel Brothers & Co. Ltd	Oil Rigs  Rice Farms	Logging Camps	Fine Grain	+20% Logging Camps throughput	Owns a state with the Burmese Teak trait with a level 5 or higher Oil Rigs and Rice Farms Has researched Pumpjacks
Tata	Textile Mills  Steel Mills	Iron Mines  Motor Industries	Designer Clothes	+5% Construction sector throughput +10 Max weekly construction progress	Bombay is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Textile Mills or Steel Mills
Wadia Shipbuilders	Shipyards  Military Shipyards	Motor Industries		+10%  Petite Bourgeoisie attraction +10% Convoys −5% Radicalism increases for  discriminated Open Prejudice, Cultural Erasure, and Violent Hostility statuses	Bombay is an incorporated state with a level 5 or higher Shipyards or Military Shipyards Has researched Gantry Cranes

Military[edit | edit source]

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East India has the Professional Army law.

East India starts with 208  Battalions and can call upon 323  Conscripts. All Barracks use  No Organized Training. The battalions compose a three armies.

East India starts with one  Flotilla. All Naval Bases use  Naval Traditions. The flotillas compose a single navy.

Strategies and guides[edit | edit source]

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The below is one of many player suggested strategies for East India. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

The EIC begins the game as an underdeveloped nation with lots of potential to exploit its resources and economy to produce a global powerhouse. However, control of the government will have to be wrestled from the Landowners by other parties first to make any significant progress. Keep in mind that the Landowners will likely begin a civil war (revolution) if one attempts to reform their government; however, this can be easily dealt with as your puppets are able to side with you against any rival faction that threatens to overthrow your government.

On another note, the EIC must decide whether to remain under the British, or to seek independence and find its place under the sun as a native power: Bengal (or India).

Overview[edit | edit source]

The East India Company begins the game as a country controlled by Great Britain as a dominion. As such, it is able to start diplomatic plays against nations without repercussions from its overlord – meaning that countries will likely back down when threatened with the wrath of the British Empire and its military. However, from patch 1.5 onwards, dominions also automatically join their overlord's diplomatic plays if the play is initiated by or targeting their overlord.

Landowner control of the government ensures that at the beginning of the game, liberal reforms will likely not be passed. Having over 70% clout, the landowners will have to be dealt with through civil wars or other methods. For a non-European nation, the Standard of Living is adequate and can be improved easily. The vast British market will allow colonial India to grow as a power; with a GDP greater than Great Britain's, it is clear that the British depend on the Indians for their economy, meaning that if independence can be achieved, the British colonial empire will falter.

Early - Game Expansion[edit | edit source]

Puppet Burma, Punjab, Persia, Nepal, and Siam in any way and order one sees fit. They usually back down as your army and potential capacity for mobilization is far above theirs, and with Great Britain protecting you against any invaders, there is no threat of an invasion. Infamy is not a worry if you choose to remain as a British subject. Again: you are protected against any foreign power by the British and their economy, your borders are secure naturally, and your extensive network of puppets supplies your nation with hundreds of extra battalions one can use to their advantage. Use your Landowner - dominated government to get "Colonial Exploitation" as one of your laws so that one can colonize before you reform your government.

Government Reform[edit | edit source]

Reforming the government is another priority after conquest. Attempt to abolish serfdom; do not worry if it states that the Landowners will become angry. Allow the Landowners to rebel against you and start a civil war, and fight for the side with the Rural Folk and the Intelligentsia. When a civil war begins, ensure that your puppets are on your side, and fight against the Landowners. Once you win the civil war, one is able to see that there are hardly any Landowners within the government because of the -100% modifier from "losing a rebellion". In this fashion, you are able to oust the Landowners from your government and instate the Rural Folk and Intelligentsia to your government. Keep in mind that the modifier for the Landowners will scale down every week, so their clout will increase. This is simply a temporary solution to get liberal reforms quickly passed until a second civil war may occur.

Corn Laws Journal[edit | edit source]

Alternatively, activate the Corn Laws Journal entry and wait for a market liberal to be the leader of the Landowners IG. This allows you to abolish serfdom with the blessings of the Landowners.

Avert Mutiny[edit | edit source]

The Avert Mutiny Journal entry is an interesting objective. Completing it does help with managing the country (as well as preventing the country from becoming a British puppet with significantly reduced autonomy). But, it does mean that Civilizing Mission has to be researched before East India can declare independence.

Independence[edit | edit source]

Independence for the EIC must be planned; as a Chartered Company, the EIC cannot be independent until it has researched Civilizing Mission. Besides the independence war (with Great Britain likely to sway other GPs to join in against you), post-independence EIC will be faced with two choices (three, if Pan-Nationalism is researched):

• Maintain English rule: this option radicalizes the Indian pops.
• Dividing India: this option will allow you to retain East India (the Bengal region) and divide the remaining Indian territory among Indian subjects, who will also become independent. However, if all subjects are annexed before independence, all of the EIC's territory will be transferred intact to the new country ( Bengal).
• Forming India: With Pan-nationalism researched, this option will form India. It is a better option than "dividing India". However, the tech requirement may be a harsh condition, particularly if you cannot prevent the Mutiny event from happening (which turns the EIC into a British puppet, and Great Britain taking over as the overlord of the EIC's subjects).

One possible route to independence is to allow the Mutiny event to fire, as it then gets rid of Chartered Company, allowing the British Raj to plot independence without the need for Civilizing Mission; be sure to annex all subjects first so that they are not transferred to Great Britain.

Considerations post-independence[edit | edit source]

Historically, India was the crown jewel of the British Empire. An independent Bengal in control of most of the Indian subcontinent is a power to be reckoned with. It plays essentially like a smaller (but recognized) version of China, a  Great Power but in need of reform and modernization. Perhaps more crucially, mega-Bengal is in an excellent position to form India; with some consolidation pre-independence (e.g. annexing Baluchistan completely), she will be able to form India once Pan-nationalism is researched.

References[edit | edit source]

Countries by Region

Bengal region

Assam Cooch Behar East India Narsinghpur Manipur Mayurbhanj Patna

Bombay region

Baroda Bhavnagar Dharampur Idar Junagadh Kalat Kolhapur Kutch Makran Nawanagar Palanpur Satara Sindh

Central India region

Awadh Bastar Bhopal Garhwal Gwalior Indore Jhansi Orchha Rewah

Delhi region

Alwar Bahawalpur Bikaner Dhundhar Hindustan Jaisalmer Kotah Marwar Mewar Patiala Punjab

Himalayas region

Bhutan Kashmir Ladakh Nepal Sikkim Tibet

Madras region

Cochin Ceylon Hyderabad Jeypore Kurnool Maldives Mysore Nagpur Pudukottai Travancore

Formable

Baluchistan Bengal Carnatic Dravida Nadu Gujarat India Maharashtra Orissa Pakistan Rajputana

Releasable

Bihar Sri Lanka

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Notes: This table lists playable countries divided by superregion and region. Starting countries are listed by the region of their capital state, with formable and releasable countries not present at the start listed separately by superregion. Decentralized (non-playable) and special cases are listed separately.