Month: November 2010

  • A New Look at ibiblio.org


    Welcome to the new ibiblio.org!

    We’ve been working busily over the past few months to revamp the main ibiblio.org web site. Our primary goals are to offer a more pleasant visual experience and to facilitate the discovery of the wealth of material we host. Central to this effort is a new collection catalog, which contains references to the web sites and projects housed at ibiblio.org. We hope that you will use this site as a resource to access the diverse information domains hosted by ibiblio and follow along with us as we participate in the open source community.

  • Chinese History


    The Exploring Chinese History site documents Chinese life, with in-depth coverage of history, politics, and culture. For example, you can find readings on China’s relations with Japan in the historical context, and a detailed spotlight on Japanese Chinese conflict.

  • The History of India and the British Raj

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    In 1599 Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to an association named “Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies.” This association, later known as the East India Company, included a group of merchants wishing to trade with India.

    The company initially devoted to trade but eventually resorted to increasing military measures which culminated in its dissolution after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. This marked the creation of the British Indian Empire, or British Raj, until 1948.

    The British Raj collection contains significant works of history written in the 19th Century by mostly British authors, and from the British point of view. These histories cover India and its parts from the earliest times, and the 350-year period that followed the formation of the East India Company.