The British Raj: The Rule Of The British Empire In India
The British Raj was the rule of the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. Raj is the term used when the British government stopped the Sepoy Rebellion and took control of India during the reign of Queen Victoria.
Back then India wasn’t a nation it was divided into various parts which where governed by different kingdoms and different rulers, even if they had the same language. But just some of the kingdoms where actually powerful, and the ones that had it where excelled at it.
The intention to rule India was because of trade and many tried it, but it wasn’t until the east India company got tired of the small amount of profit they had and started to rule other kingdoms with weak rulers and others that didn’t even …show more content…
so they had the idea to start to colonize so that they do not have to pay anything and can give themselves the power over trade and do not have to pay anything over where they are at. The British expanded their empire over India with the aid of Indian soldiers which helped them because they had fear that the British would get mad and they had nothing to lose as the Indian empires paid soldiers the first day of the month and it was not a high amount, so the British gained power which resulted with the queen having power over India and a huge power over the world’s trading …show more content…
The British helped unify the country which was divided into fragments, and united them into one kingdom which then was connected by railroads that gave them basic services like postal system and travel. They implemented western practices and conventions, they brought the parliament and a government system that would help to unite the country. The new government got control over India but also started discrimination against the Indians giving the Indian’s jobs to the British, and giving the Europeans favor while in court which was most of the times too expensive for the Indians to pay for.
They stole the riches from others, weakened the economy and denied the rights to the Indian citizens, the British were proud of their culture so they tried to spread it around India even if they didn’t want
Back then India wasn’t a nation it was divided into various parts which where governed by different kingdoms and different rulers, even if they had the same language. But just some of the kingdoms where actually powerful, and the ones that had it where excelled at it.
The intention to rule India was because of trade and many tried it, but it wasn’t until the east India company got tired of the small amount of profit they had and started to rule other kingdoms with weak rulers and others that didn’t even …show more content…
so they had the idea to start to colonize so that they do not have to pay anything and can give themselves the power over trade and do not have to pay anything over where they are at. The British expanded their empire over India with the aid of Indian soldiers which helped them because they had fear that the British would get mad and they had nothing to lose as the Indian empires paid soldiers the first day of the month and it was not a high amount, so the British gained power which resulted with the queen having power over India and a huge power over the world’s trading …show more content…
The British helped unify the country which was divided into fragments, and united them into one kingdom which then was connected by railroads that gave them basic services like postal system and travel. They implemented western practices and conventions, they brought the parliament and a government system that would help to unite the country. The new government got control over India but also started discrimination against the Indians giving the Indian’s jobs to the British, and giving the Europeans favor while in court which was most of the times too expensive for the Indians to pay for.
They stole the riches from others, weakened the economy and denied the rights to the Indian citizens, the British were proud of their culture so they tried to spread it around India even if they didn’t want