Question

do you think the political condition of India helped the British to establish their supremacy in India easily? justify.
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Answer 1

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The East India Company increased its power in India by playing local rulers off against each other and the declining Mughal Empire.

Lord Dalhousie, the Company Governor General between 1848 and 1856 established a principle, the Doctrine of Lapse, that if any princely state or territory under the direct influence (paramountcy) of the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler was either "manifestly incompetent or died without a direct heir".[ This allowed the Company to remove rulers it viewed as troublesome.

After the Indian Mutiny and the transition of rule from the East India Company to the Crown, the British attempted to prevent future disturbances by strengthening indigenous elites in some regions of the colony and allowing them to rule local lands along supposedly traditional lines.

Parallel developments affected the Indian Civil Service after the Company’s system of patronage came to an end with Company rule; there was renewed effort to tie the Indian landholders to the princes and the Raj, endorsing their power and privilege, revitalising the nobility, and then tying it to the Queen by proclaiming her empress of India. In this way, Britain increased the power of local nobility and made it known to them that their power came from the Queen. "Many of them [princes] owe their very existence to British justice and arms...The situation of these feudatory States, checker boarding all India as they do, is a safeguard. It is like establishing a vast network of friendly fortresses in debatable territory. Also, to appease some of the nobles' concerns in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny, princes were allowed to adopt heirs rather than have their estates automatically ceded to British control at their death.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hey mate answer of your question is given below by me.

Explanation:

It was the immense wealth of India that attracted the Europeans to this country. The Europeans came to know about the vast wealth of India from the accounts of Marco Polo and some other sources. Originally, the European interest in India was primarily a commercial one.

Though India had a very long history of trade relations with Europe, India’s external trade was originally controlled by the Arab traders. However, for a long time Europeans failed to establish a direct trade relation with India as all the major land routes to this country were then controlled by the Arabs who constantly resisted the European merchants to enter into the Indian markets

In the 15th century, Europe achieved great advancement in the art of ship building and navigation. Hence, there started an enthusiastic preparation all over Europe for a long and adventurous sea voyage to reach the unknown corners of the East.

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Many European powers aspired to establish their supremacy:

The Portuguese: They were the first one to come to India. Their hold over the coastal areas and superiority in naval power helped them significantly. By the end of the 16th century, the Portuguese brought Goa, Daman, Diu, and Salsette and a vast area around the Indian coast line under their control.

The Dutch: The main commercial interest of the Dutch lay not in India but in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. They had no dream of establishing an empire in India. They were satisfied with the huge profit earned through business.

The French: Their dream was always challenged by their European neighbour, the British. Subsequently, both the European powers were locked in long wars for gaining political supremacy in India.

Reasons for the British success to establish their supremacy in India:

Carnatic wars and British conquest: The Portuguese & the Dutch were not serious competitor to the English. The only real rival of the English was the French. The objective of the English to establish a complete monopoly of trade & commerce in India brought them into conflict with the French. Subsequent wars and British conquest was first step towards establishing their supremacy.

Vacuum of power: There was a vacuum of power in India after the Mughal Empire got fractured falling under its own weight. Its various governors and rebel commanders established their superiority at different places and started fighting against each other. This gave the British the opportunity to establish their trading posts in India.

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