discuss the reason for the success of the British in India
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In less than a century, the British occupied a large part of India. The reason for the success of the British can be explained by a number of factors.
1. The Indian states lacked unity. Powerful states such as Punjab, Mysore and the Marathas failed to act unitedly against a common foreign enemy. All of them fell prey to the British policy of ‘Divide and Rule’. The British, on the other hand, were a united lot and under a unified command.
2. The Indian rulers failed to create a stable social, political and economic order. Most of them were short-sighted in the pursuit of their goals. They failed to win the loyalty of their subjects.
3. The badly-trained and poorly-paid Indian armies were no match for the disciplined and well-trained British forces.
4. The Indians were technologically backward whereas, the British had developed new techniques of warfare.
5. The British were strong at sea. None of the Indian states had a strong navy.
By the middle of the nineteenth century AD, the British had firmly established their position in India. A large part of the country was under direct British rule. The areas that remained independent were indirectly under British influence. India was subjugated politically as well as economically. The economic exploitation of India was a result of its political subjugation.
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THE MAIN REASON FOR SUCCESS OF BRITISH IN INDIA WERE:
1)The Indian kingdoms lacked unity. They did not united to act against the foreign invaders and defeat them
2)Most of the Kings were short sighted in annexing kingdoms thus were unable to manage their social, political and economical orders
3)The King's army was not professionally trained and did not knew discipline thus were unable to face professionally trained British forces.
4)The used many clever trucks of policies like subsidiary alliance, doctrine of lapse, policy of paramountacy and other.
5)They had a strong navy forces which Indian Kings didn't had.
6)They had a strong financial backup
7)They had superiority over other colonies that were under their control.
As a whole they used the strategy of divide and rule.
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