II. Give one reason for each of the following statements.
1. The European traders used Vasco da Gama's sea route to India, even though it was too long
2. Indian rulers of independent kingdoms were easily dominated by the European colonial powers
3. The EEIC removed Mir Jafar and placed Mir Oasim on the throne of Bengal.
4. The British introduced policies of Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse.
5. The British fought against the Sikhs in the First Anglo-Sikh War.
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The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope, in the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499. Considered to be one of the most remarkable voyages of the Age of Discovery, it consolidated the Portuguese maritime presence over Kerala and the Bengal Sultanate and that country's dominance of global trade routes.
yes the Indian rulers were dominated by the Europeans as they had more powers than us and they used to do big trade and were known as big traders. actually Indians were the most powerful of all.
The East India Company removed Mir Jaffer and Mir Qasim from the throne of Bengal because they had an independent spirit and thus refused to dance on the tunes of East India Company. ... In the battle of Plassey 1757, Mir Jaffar helped British to defeat the Nawab of Bengal. So he was made the Nawab of Bengal.
Doctrine of Lapse- It was a policy of the British East India Company under which if the ruler of a princely state or territory under the paramountcy of the Company died without a natural heir, the state/territory would automatically be annexed to the British empire.
After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, his successors proved to be weak and incapable administrator. Due to their weak administration, factionalism broke out in the Lahore state. The Britishers took advantage of it and fought two anglo-sikh wars.
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1.Because on that period plane route and road route weren't developed and sea route was developed for coming and going from one place to another place.
2.In 18CE European colonial powers were progressing mood because they had a lot of liberal capital ful,sintific,modern thought and they created a industrial revolution . they had many modern was weapon. By this weapon the defeated many countries and rule there.
3.Because EEIC wanted to expand their business and ruling policy in all over India.So Mir Qasim was set on the throne of Bengal because he was weaker than Mir Jafar.
4.Because its purpose was to gain control over large tracts of India without direct war or spending money on maintaining troops.
5.Because the Britishers wanted to capture on West Northern part of India which was Sikh plurality region.
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