Question

The british came to India as traders and gradually took over the country. How this happened. Was there any design/planning to do so in the beginning??

Answer 1

No there was no planning.

firstly they came in the Bengal for trade but after battle of plassey they shifted in India and ruled all over India for 200 years.

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Answer 2

I LIKE THE QUESTION U HAVE ASKED THE BRITISH CAME TO INDIA AS TRADERS AND GRADUALLY TOOK OVER THE COUNTRY .AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TRADE THEY OBSERVED THAT INDIANS ARE VERY POWERFUL BUT THE RESOURCES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN INDIA ARE ABUNDANT TO CONQUER THESE ALL THEY FORMULATED A TECHNIC WHICH IS CALLED DIVIDE AND RULE POLICY BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY RELIGIONS IN INDIA IF THEY DISTURB THESE ALL IT WILL BE EASY FOR THEM TO CONQUER INDIA HMMM.JUST TO UNDERSTAND I WILL TAKE AN EXAMPLE THAT CONSIDER BRITISHER AS STRANGER AND YIN THEE IN THE HOUSE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND THINK THAT BRITISHER AS A VENDOR HE ASKED U TO GIVE SHELTER IN OUR HOUSE SLOWLY HE INTRODUCES SOME OF THE BAD OPINION AND HE WILL DESTROY UNITY AND CONQUER YOUR HOUSE THIS IS THE PLAN MADE BY THE BRITISHERS if it helps plz list me as brainliest answer