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Attracted European trading companies to Indian The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in india had a big market. Due to the different spices found in India like pepper ,cloves ,cardamom and cinnamon. They brought the raw material like spices, silk and cotton at the very less price and it sell it in the higher price in the European countries. Areas or conflict between the Bengal nawabs and the East India company Britishers wanted trade concession and other privileges. Sirajuddaula ask the company to stop maddling in the political affairs of his dominion,stop fortification and pay the revenues. They refused grant the company concession demanded large tributes for the company's right to trade denied i if any right to mint coins and stop it from extending fortification. Accusing the company of deceit they claim that the company was depriving the Bengal Government of huge amounts of revenue and undermining the authority of the nawab. Refusing to pay taxes writing this respectful letters and trying to humiliate the nawab and his officials. The company on its first declared that the unjust demands of the local officials were ruining the trade of the company and trade could flourish only if the duties were removed. It was also convinced that do to expand trade it had to enlarge its settlements, buy up villages and rebuild its forts. Subsidiary alliances According to the subsidiary alliances Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces. They were to be protected by the company but had to pay for the subsidiary forces that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of the protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment then part of their territory was taken away as penalty. For example Richard Wellesley governor general forced nawab of Awadh to give half of his territory to the company in 1801. Claim to paramountcy Lord Hastings governor general introduced a new policy of paramountcy. According to this the company claimed that it's authority was paramount or supreme hence its power was greater than that of the Indian states. In order to protect it's interest it was justified in annexing or threating to any Indian kingdom. Doctrine of lapse Doctrine of lapse was introduced by lord Dalhousie. According to this doctrine it declared that if Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would lapse, that is became part of company territory. One Kingdom after another was annexed simply by applying this doctrine. According to this doctrine kingdoms like Satara ,SSambalpur ,Udaipur Nagpur and Jhansi were annexed. Abt te ae cut Administration of the company different from that of Indian rulers British territories were broadly divided into administration units call presidences, where as Indian rulers divided administration into taluks , tahsil and villages. Administration was divided into 3 presidences Bengal ,Madras and Bombay and each was ruled by a governor,. Where as tehsil district and etc was governed by the zamindas of that villages. Supreme head is governor general, where is an Indian rolling king was the head. Composition of the company's army A new warfare technology was used. Soldiers wear armed with muskets and match locks. The soldiers of the company's army had to keep pace with changing military requirements and his infantry regiment now became more important. Early 19th century the British begin to develop a uniform military culture. Soldiers increasingly subjected to European style training, drill and discipline.

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