why were britishers able to conquer India so easily ?
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the British first established posts in India,in order to purchase spices that were much in demand in Britain and Europe. They first came to trade and not to conquer. The anglo-indian trade was monopolized by the East India company.
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It was not at all easy for the British to conquer India. The native kings put up a good fight. The problem was lack of unity and poor technology.
The British came to India in the 17th century as traders, conquered Bengal in 1757 in the battle of plassey and then finally 100 years later, secured control of the entire subcontinent.
A lot of Indian rulers fought them bravely namely Marathas, Mysore Kingdom and the Sikhs. But they failed to secure allies and the British were masters in divide and rule. They also implemented policies such as the "Doctrine of Lapse" which forced the Indian kings to give up their kingdoms if they didn't have a true born son.
In fact, the Mughals were a dead empire by then. The real challenge was always the Maratha Confederacy. Interesting point is, the Marathas lost the 3rd Battle of Panipat against the Afghans in 1761. This was due to poor diplomacy and a stretched army. If the Marathas had achieved a victory their, the order of the Peshwa was to march on the British in Bengal who had toppled Siraj-ud-Daula just 4 years ago. Had they been able to do that, the British would have been probably denied the opportunity to rule India.
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