why did the British use different methods to control or occupy indian territory? Explain in detail?
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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.
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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 swaths of India.