Question

by 1857 the EIC came to exercise direct rule over about____%of the territory and ____% of the population of Indian subcontinent​

Answer 1

Answer:

By 1857 the Company came to exercise direct rule over about 63 per cent of the territory and 78 per cent of the population of the Indian subcontinent. Combined with its indirect influence on the remaining territory and population of the country, the East India Company had virtually the whole of India under its control.