HIST-UA 9053 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Civilizing Mission, Indian Independence Movement, Princely State
5 Mar 2018
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One of the great pillars of the british empire. Comprised of 80% of the inhabitants of the british empire. 20% of british investment was in india. Key terms: ics (indian civil service), hindu, muslim, east india company, viceroy, East india company: under queen elizabeth i. Held an army larger than the british army in india. For the purpose of trading with the east. British raj is the area that is directly ruled by britain. Princely india: roughly of the india that was ruled by indian princes. Hindu: polytheistic religion, deeply rooted in social hierarchy. Muslim: introduced when arab traders came through the west coast. Mughal empire was muslim and ruled india before the british came. Sikhism, buddhism makeup a small population as well. Viceroy: someone who rules inside the country on the behalf of the sovereign. India civil service: civil service which carries out the administration of british.
