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How the Traders became Rulers?

Gujarat Board · Class 8 · Social Science

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The British Arrival and Early Expansion

  • The British originally came to India for trade purposes, not to rule.
  • By the mid-18th century, the British had emerged as a strong political power in India.
  • Cut-throat competition existed between England and France in India.
2

Wellesley's Subsidiary Alliance

  • Lord Wellesley came to India as the Governor General and introduced the Subsidiary Alliance policy.
  • The main reason for this policy was to check France from becoming powerful in India.
  • Under Subsidiary Alliance, a princely state that accepted the alliance had to maintain a British Army in its territory at its own expense.
3

Expansion into Northern India and the Sikh Kingdom

  • After securing alliances in south and central India, the British moved towards the northern part of India.
  • The British entered into a treaty of friendship with Nepal to manage the threat from that region.
  • They fought many battles to secure the frontiers of their expanding empire.
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Dalhousie's Policy of Annexation (Doctrine of Lapse)

  • Lord Dalhousie became Governor General and introduced a more aggressive policy called the Policy of Annexation (also known as the Doctrine of Lapse).
  • The aim was different from Wellesley — Dalhousie wanted to directly capture and control territories.
  • States that had accepted Subsidiary Alliance became dependent on the British and neglected their own administration.

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The British East India Company initiallyIntroduced by Governor General WellesleyThe British deliberately exploited existing conflictsIntroduced by Governor General DalhousieDalhousie introduced several modern systems

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