Question

explain about paramountry and consequences after it

Answer 1

The British East India Company pursued an aggressive policy of territorial expansion from the early eighteenth century. ... Under Lord Hasting a new policy of "paramountcy" was introduced in India. Under this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence ...

Answer 2

The Claim to Paramountcy. The British East India Company pursued an aggressive policy of territorial expansion from the early eighteenth century. Lord Hastings was the first Governor General of India from 1813. Under Lord Hasting a new policy of "paramountcy" was introduced in India.

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