did the british gain territory through peaceful means in india
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The British Raj (/rɑːdʒ/; from rāj, literally, "rule" in Sanskrit and Hindustani)[2] was the rule by the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent (The 'jewel' of the empire) from 1858 to 1947.[3][4][5][6] The rule is also called Crown rule in India,[7] or direct rule in India.[8] The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage, and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British tutelage or paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire in gazetteers and maps, though not officially
Admirers of British rule counter this by saying that most Indians were poor and oppressed by their own leaders before the British arrived, and that British rule was less harsh on ordinary Indians than rule by Indian princes.
The British presence in India began through trade. Men like Robert Clive, of the British East India Company, combined military prowess with a ruthless ambition, and became fabulously wealthy. With wealth came power, and traders took control of huge India was conquered but not easily. It may be medieval history or British history,Indians kept fighting for their self respect. They made sacrifices,the thing to be kept in mind is they did not put up a collective resistance. Jealousy and animosity towards neighbouring country,kingdom laid inroads for outside invaders.swaths of India.
the British Raj , literally, "rule" in Sanskrit and Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent (The 'jewel' of the empire) from 1858 to 1947. The rule is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.