how did india be ruled by the british?

Answer 1

The British established a foothold in Bengal when the British soldiers, funded by the East India Company, and led by Robert Clive, defeated Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah in the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and plundered the Bengali treasure. Bengal became a protectorate, and then directly went under the rule of East India Company. The British East India Company monopolized the trade of Bengal. The Bengali craftsmen were inevitably fixed at foreign posts of the Company, where they were obliged to render their labour at minimal compensation while their collective tax burden increased harshly. The result was the famine of 1769 to 1773 in which 10 million Bengalis died, followed almost a century later by the catastrophic Great Calamity period, resulting in part from an extension of similar policies, in which up to 40 million Indians perished from famine amidst the collapse of India's native industries and skilled workforce.

By the 1850s Britain controlled most of the Indian sub-continent, which included present-day Pakistan and Bangladesh. From 1830, the defeat of the Thugs played a part in securing establishing greater control of diverse Indian provinces for the British.

The Indian rebellion of 1857 in the north, led by mutinous Indian soldiers and known in British history as the Great Mutiny, was crushed by the British. In the aftermath all political power was transferred from the East India Company to the Crown, which began administering most of India directly. It controlled the rest through local rulers.

Answer 2

From the sixteenth century, several European countries, including Portugal, Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom started arriving as traders and later took advantage of the fractious nature of relations between the kingdoms to establish colonies in the country.

By 1856, most of India was under the control of the British East India Company. A year later, a nationwide insurrection of rebelling military units and kingdoms, variously referred to as the First War of Indian Independence or Sepoy Mutiny, seriously challenged British rule but eventually failed. As a consequence, India came under the direct control of the British Crown as a colony of the British Empire...

We built railways, an administration that is still in use today, created the civil service and military on which todays are based...while at the same time ruthlessly exploiting the country and the people...

but that's history now...

Answer 3

The British took over India to get the resources there. Mainly they wanted the fabric called cotton which was becoming popular in the world at that time. The British were able administrators but they didn't know when to leave and give the country back to the people of India. They kept promising and finally had to do it after World War 2.

Answer 4

The east India Company was established and in 1757, Robert Clive established the relentless expansion of the British Empire where soldiers were sent across to India to gain wealth, land and power. This lasted from 1757-1947. the Punjab was annexed to British india after the British had a victory in the SIKH wars (1845-46), 1848-49) civval unrest grew to a boil and errupted which culmminated in the Indian nationalism and the Congress party was formed to protect Musilm minority rights. Following WW1 Ghandi began his passivist resistance campaigns. by 1919 the AMRITSAR Massacre intensified Indian Nationalism. In 1947, British India was sectioned into India and the Muslim state of Pakistan. this led to a mass migration which killed over 500.000 people. India became a republic.

Answer 5

Because of the Indian rulers fighting with eachother and some favouring the BRITISH, India had to suffer for 200 years of cruel british rule.

Answer 6

Exploitation, exploration and the East India Company. Google it. or wikpedia it and you'll get your answer. Check out General Clive. The Indian Mutiny. 1947. Lord Mountbatten.

Answer 7

India was divided into small kingdoms and they lacked foresight to fight the British. The British saw this weakness and exploited it to its fullest. England got richer by exploiting India but now it's a payback time.

Answer 8

They used the Method-
Fuoot Dalo aur Raj Karo.

Answer 9

Simply-divide and conquer, used the Sikhs to put down the Muslims, the Hindus and the Muslims to put down the Sikhs.. get my drift?

Answer 10

Ruled benevolently and built railways to help the population. That's all you need to know.