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The East India Company was formed in 1600, which was a British company that had a monopoly of trade within India they dealt in commodities like tea and spices. In 1856 the British ruled in the form of the British raj. India was part of theBritish empire and the British ruled there for decades. the British raj ended and the British left India in 1947 and they left India in 2 separate nations, India and Pakistan
Queen Elizabeth I send an English captain to Surat to take permission for trade from the Mughal ruler that the Mughal ruler granted.King James I send his ambassador, Sir Thomas Roe. This is how the British gradually enter themselves in India and established the East India Company for their trade.
While India was primarily and for the longest period a British colony, certain parts of India have been French, Portuguese and Dutch colonies as well.Horseisle Answer:Britain.OpenEquine un Server.
The East India Company first came to India as traders and seeked the permission of the emperor to carry on trade. It gradually took the advantage of weak political situations, fighting princes and instable rule to take over India and rule over it for over 200 years.
The British trading companies were present in India from around 1600 a.d. which at this time was known as the India Empire. The British East India Company, in 1612 started to build factories in Surat under an agreement lead by King James I and Mughal Emperor Nuruddin Salim Jahangir. In return Emperor Jahangir would take a cut of the profits. Over the next 150 years the East India company backed by the crown and through negotiation with local Mughal Emperors and leaders. Over time It increased it's influence, taking control of towns and cities such as Bombay and Calcutta. In 1858 the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to Queen Victoria and at this point it became under British rule and became official part of the British Empire. Governors were dispatched to the cities that had formerly been owned by the British East India company and this began the true start of the British rule of India to the point that in 1876 Queen Victoria was proclaimed "Empress of India". During the British Raj (British reign) of India there were many uprisings which were quelled by force. It is not unfair to say that the British were responsible for many atrocities, however taken in perspective for the age this was not unusual and to be fair, not much worse than those caused by the local warring Mughals. There were also many benefits such the import of technologies, industrialisation and construction of railway systems and engines, most of which are still in use today, some eighty years after the British left. India remained under British control until 1947 when India was returned to self governance through the actions of civil disobedience lead by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi).
The British took over in 1747.
They had plans to do it previous to their revolts with the British as they already had trade and involvement. India was the biggest trade hub in the world and had many resources so of course the British wanted to take over India.
very powerful
Before the British took over, India was known as the Golden Bird. India was the richest country in the world having unimaginable grandeur which led to greed in the British eyes. They took advantage of India, divided into many empires and manipulated India's state into there favour.
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they took over India because they knew the Indians were having civil war in there own country so the british took this as a advantage. I hope this helps you.=]
because of the help of the british government
he pretty much led India to Independence. Gandhi also helped India by not letting the British take over the Indians.
becasue the british government wnated the power of controling more places
The East India Company was formed in 1600, which was a British company that had a monopoly of trade within India they dealt in commodities like tea and spices. In 1856 the British ruled in the form of the British raj. India was part of theBritish empire and the British ruled there for decades. the British raj ended and the British left India in 1947 and they left India in 2 separate nations, India and Pakistan
well british veiw Indians as money . its not just money . british killed people take over the province that's how british ruled India in 1857 british was no longer allince . well they raped princees and bomb their land.
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