2006-12-28 09:06:44 · 6 answers · asked by bk 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
India for centuries had been a land with immense wealth. spices, gold, diamonds, rubies, saffron, etc. In fact, the Portuguese and French got there before the Brits.The British came into trade but soon realized that by a policy of divide and conquer they could control this trade directly and thus reap all of the rewards.
2006-12-28 09:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by lifeasakumkwat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India was a very rich nation before the brits robbed n plundered it.
But it had many states in it which were ruled by various rajahs. the british used the policy of divide and rule and they divided the indian nation against each other. and ofcourse the other thing was gunpowder
2006-12-28 17:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by faradayin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
India is described as a country woth " milk and honey" and the country was so divided. It gave Britishers to plunder the country.
2006-12-28 17:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by Bimal G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is said the India was the Jewelry of the British Crown. Maybe, greed, just as they did with China - Opium war.
2006-12-28 17:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by cabhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like all empires...because it was there...and it had something they wanted to steal...and some religeous nuts wanted to change to make their lives "better."
2006-12-28 17:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by Jon A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To suck out India's wealth!
2006-12-28 17:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋