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The British used a divide and rule policy in India in order to gain control.Diplomacy and deceit were used to gain control of revenue collection in the province of Bengal. This gave the foreigners effective control of administration. The Marathas, the Sikhs and the rulers of Mysore could never unite to confront the foreign enemy and fell one by one. By the onset of the 19th Century there was no local power that could cope with their onslaught.
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Why was Great Britain able to dominate India for almost 200 years?
Great Britain conquered India by having its army in the right place at the right time. A civil war was going on between two armies much stronger than the British Army. When those two armies had destroyed each other, the British Army took over.
Who controlled the government of India for almost 100 years?
the British East India Company
What mountains Dominate India?
the Himalaya mountains
When did globalization came to India?
After the formation of the British East India Company and the arrival of the British in India
Which was the first capital of british empire in india?
Calcutta or Kolkata was the first capital of british India.
