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India had valuable resources that Europe wanted to exploit, like diamonds, cotton, wheat and other goods. As its largest colonial territory, India was the most important of the overseas possessions of the British Empire.
The phrase is attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister from 1874 to 1881. He called India "the brightest jewel in the crown". In 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, and British monarchs retained the title until 1947.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoIndia was nicknamed The Jewel in the Crown
The term Jewel in the Crown was generally attached to India as a reference to its importance within the Empire and the fact that Queen Victoria was crowned Empress of India.
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The novel The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott describes what former colony in the British Empire?
India
What does it mean that India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire?
englands queen is a theif they robbed the indian jewels, these are know known as the crown jewels
Name the Jewels In The Crown?
Which crown? The Imperial State Crown has diamonds pearls emeralds sapphires and rubies. However the Jewel in the Crown is an expression used to refer to India which metaphorically was the "jewel in the crown" i.e. the most important part of the crown, in this case India was the most important part of the British Empire.
How was the British empire defeated by India?
They weren't, the British empire attacked India and the British won.
Were the moors bigger than the british empire?
1) The British Empire was the biggest empire in history. 2) The Moors did not have an empire.
What did Jewel in the crown mean?
The Jewel in the Crown refers to India when it was part of the British Empire.
Which country was known as the jewel of british empire?
It was India
Critical Thinking Why do you think the British called India the Jewel of the British Empire?
Maks u moodak lol
What was jewel in the crown of the british empire?
Jewel in the Crown is an expression used to refer to India which metaphorically was the "jewel in the crown" i.e. the most important part of the crown, in this case India was the most important part of the British Empire.
The novel The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott describes what former colony in the British Empire?
India
What does it mean that India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire?
englands queen is a theif they robbed the indian jewels, these are know known as the crown jewels
Why was India known as the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire?
The British viewed India as the jewels in the crown because India was populous and wealthy and contributed a lot to the to the British treasury through taxes and providing the British Empire with a ready market for their opium, cotton, and spices.
What was the center of the Ottoman Empire -?
Istanbul became the center, capital and crown jewel of the Ottoman Empire after its conquer in 1453.
What is the biggest jewel in the world?
The biggest earthly jewel is one of the British crown jewels, the 530-carat Star of Africa.
What was the name british people called India?
The Jewel in the Crown
Who is queen of the British Empire?
The British Empire does not exist anymore.
Name the Jewels In The Crown?
Which crown? The Imperial State Crown has diamonds pearls emeralds sapphires and rubies. However the Jewel in the Crown is an expression used to refer to India which metaphorically was the "jewel in the crown" i.e. the most important part of the crown, in this case India was the most important part of the British Empire.
