robert clive
robert clive
robert clive
India became increasingly valuable to the British after they establish a railroad network there. India became increasingly valuable to the British after they establish a railroad network there.
The British occupation of India was one that held dominance over India for 190 years until they regained their independence in the late 1940s. Once the occupation had occurred, a good majority of the population was either British or British/Indian mix.Today majority of the population has British heritage in them and they still retain some of the values they left behind.
India and Burma
the British East India Company
Up to the 19th century, the British got their permission from the various maharadja's who ruled the many kingdoms of India. In the 19th century the British colonized India and after that they simply organized trade as they saw fit.
The effect of British establishing network in India is it helped raw materials transported to ports.
The Mogul Empire was in a state of collapse by the 1720s. Other European powers were competing for control in India, and sought alliances with the shaky states that inherited the Mogul territories. The East India Company established its own army in India, which was composed of British troops as well as native soldiers called sepoys. The British interests in India, under the leadership of Robert Clive, gained military victories from the 1740s onward, and with the Battle of Plassey in 1757 were able to establish dominance.
as the world started to learn about the crime commited by the british in india.
the British Empire
The most important factor in the British conquest of India in the eighteenth century was political strife. At that time the Mugahai Empire was in utter turmoil as the Muslims and Hindus disliked each other.