Why did Britishers come to India and what are the policies they introduced? (5 mark question)
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The British first landed in India in Surat for the purpose of trade. ... They had more economic power, better weapons and a certain European confidence which allowed then to slowly permeate into the Indian subcontinent till it was ruling the huge nation...
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The British East India Company came
to India as traders in spices, a very
important commodity in Europe back
then as it was used to preserve meat.
Apart from that, they primarily traded
in silk, cotton, indigo dye, tea and
opium. They landed in the Indian
subcontinent on August 24, 1608, at
the port of Surat. Aug 24, 2019
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