Tuesday, November 23, 2021

How could a trading company like the British East India Company come to dominate entire India? Discuss.

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Topic for 22nd November 2021


It was a small trading firm. But it ended up controlling nearly entire India, by 1857, as the ruler. How could a trading company like the British East India Company come to dominate entire India? Explain and discuss.

यह एक छोटी व्यापारिक फर्म थी। लेकिन इसने लगभग पूरे भारत पर, 1857 तक, शासक के रूप में नियंत्रण कर लिया। ब्रिटिश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी जैसी व्यापारिक कंपनी पूरे भारत पर कैसे हावी हो गयी? समझाएं और चर्चा करें।


There is no other parallel example in the history of modern world where a bunch of traders ended up controlling, like the ruler, an entire subcontinental size nation. What were the various approaches, strategies, and rules used by the British firm to do this in India? Explain with facts, statistics and examples. Why could the Indian rulers not resist it all along? Explain.


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