In 1856 as India or Hindustan or Bharat (whatever you wish to call) was about to burst into flames against the oppression of the English East India Company, one Indian Prince was on the verge of creating history in England. Meer Jafar Ali Khan fearlessly led the greatest legal counter attack against the corporation on their home soil and became the Prince who defeated the East India Company in the House of Commons.
Meer Jafar Ali Khan - the prince who defeated the East India Company in the House of Commons
In 1800 the East India Company had annexed Surat and signed a treaty with the Nawab. Ruthlessly, the treaty was violated by the Company leaving the port city of Surat and the Nawab's descendants on the verge of destitution.
The East India Company in 1856 was the wealthiest colonising corporation in the world. It was at the forefront of Empire expansion. It had the most powerful stakeholders including p...