Question

How did the British expand their empire in India​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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 swathes of India. This clip is from the series Empire.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The British who came to India for trade eventually became the political master of India. From Battle of Plassey to annexation of Punjab in 1849, the entire Indian sub-continent had been brought under British control. Apart from outright wars they employed methods like Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse to expand and consolidate their empire in India

 Conquest of Bengal

The prosperity of Bengal province attracted many European Companies including English East India Company.

In 1717, English East India Company obtained Farman from the Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar. This Farman granted English East India Company freedom to export and import their goods in Bengal without paying taxes.

This Farman was a source of conflict between the Company and the Nawab of Bengal because it meant less revenue for the Bengal government.

This Farman along with other factors like levying heavy duty on Indian goods entering Calcutta and building fortifications by Britishers led to a bitter rivalry between the British and the Nawab of Bengal.

The English in order to overthrow the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-ud-daula) join hands with several men of the Nawab’s court. Prominent among these were Mir Jafar (Mir Bakshi), Manik Chand (Officer-in –charge of Calcutta), Amirchand (a rich banker of Bengal) and Khadim Khan (one of the Commanders of the Nawab).

 Battle of Plassey(1757)

Finally the two sides fought in the battle field of Plassey on 1757. The major part of the army led by Mir Jafar and Rai Durlabh took no part in the fighting.

In this battle Siraj was captured and killed.Mir Jafar was awarded by for his support to the English and was made the Nawab of Bengal.

Mir Jafar was deposed in 1760 as he was not being able to fulfill the ever increasing demands of the English. In his place Mir Qasim, son-in-law of Mir Jafar, was made the Nawab of Bengal.

 Battle of Buxar(1764)