HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - East India Company, Mahatma Gandhi, Mao Zedong
2 Jan 2013
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English east india company from 1600 1857 the british ruled india indirectly through this company. Appointed a governor general at calcutta, there is also a minister for india, and has a council. Britain controlled 3/5 of india, the remaining 2/5 were controlled by indian princes. The princes were under british protection, basically protectorates. Fa and finances were not under the princes" jurisdiction. India was not easy to govern, had to keep a balance of power between the provinces, especially the states with princes. Various sects in india, as well as classes. Keep peace between the landowners and the people working on the land, a feudal system. Take into consideration hindu customs, other religious rights, etc etc etc. 1900 330 million people, by 1945- 400 million people. Standard of living in india remained low. Mercantile and aristocratic class was growing, despite the masses of people remaining poor. During wwi, india remained loyal with britain, and fought with the british.
