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 cutAdministration 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.