Question

What were the different methods adopted by the British to expand their empire in India? Explain any 5.

Answer 1

Answer:

Expansion of the British territories in India took place in the following ways under different Governor Generals:

By the right of Diwani the British obtained the power to collect the land- revenue of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa this created the infrastructure for the expansion of British dominion in India.

Lord Wellesley adopted two methods, namely Subsidiary Alliance system and Annexation by war to expand the British territories

Dalhousie followed three principles for the extension of the British dominion in India, namely, War of annexation, The Doctrine of Lapse and Occupation on the ground of misgovernment.

Answer 2

ᴇxᴘᴀɴsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʏs ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟs:

ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴅɪᴡᴀɴɪ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ- ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ, ʙɪʜᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀɪssᴀ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʀᴀsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴀɴsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ.

ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟᴇsʟᴇʏ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs, ɴᴀᴍᴇʟʏ sᴜʙsɪᴅɪᴀʀʏ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɴᴇxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴡᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀɪᴇs

ᴅᴀʟʜᴏᴜsɪᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ɴᴀᴍᴇʟʏ, ᴡᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴀɴɴᴇxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴛʀɪɴᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴘsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴍɪsɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.