Question

How did a small british trading company be the master of a vast empire.

Answer 1

Answer:

It have many reasons which are given below-

Explanation:

1.) after death of aurangzeb the mughal power crises started the zamindar started to distributing there small empires from which the power of India crust and at that time there is not any ruler who can command whole India.

2.) because the aurangzeb granted British company a farman(Royal order) in which written company have to not pay tax for duty. British misuse their this power.

3.) in the battle of plassey the Mir Jafar certainly started to kill his own army, that's why sirajuddualah surrended and Robert Clive won this battle.

4.)they slowly slowly winning battles for trade.

5.)in 1600 Queen Elizabeth give them right that there isn't any trading company from Britain as a opponent of East India company.

6.)they started to fortification(making Fort) and making there own army.

7.)after some time they kicked out nawabs of Bengal and became ruler of it and taking 5 crore Britain dollar as revenue.

8.)the policy of doctrine of lapse by dalhusie and susbandiary alliance are two policies which help then to conquere half India in this properties of any ruler haven't son so, the area comes under British rule and any king don't pay taxes so his territory comes under British rule.

9.) the king couldn't come together to defeat British.

10.) they started to make parliament, courts etc. Also given in regulating act of 1773, 1776 where there are three governors of Madras, Kolkata, Bombay and a governor General as a Head of them all.

11.)they also makes rules such as Indians haven't power to show there interest and not to protest, and even also any Indian is given punishment if not do anything also.

12.)many Indians wants that the British government is more better than rulers of India.

13.) they only wants trade and didn't think a plenty for Indians and Indians are thinking they are nothing but..... No it isn't correct at all.

That's why the rulers of India can't stop a small trading company.