British economic policies had disastrous consequences on India. Due to this, the rural economy of India was shattered. Agriculture declined and industries were destroyed, instead of cottage industries, more attention was paid to preparing the same by machines. As a…
The state of Sindh, situated in the lower valley of the Indus river, the western border of India, was situated like a chain joining the Arabian Sea in the south, Rajputana in the east, Punjab in the north-east and Afghanistan…
The Ryotwari System The Ryotwari system was mainly implemented in Madras and Bombay. According to this arrangement, conditions were fixed for each landholder to accept the land owner and pay the rent along with him. The reason for doing this…
Like elsewhere, the British government, under its expansionist policy, expanded its territory towards the north-eastern frontier and assimilated the independent state of Burma into the British Empire with the help of three wars. Anglo-Burmese War The British trade relations with…
The reign of Warren Hastings is noted for constitutional developments. Significant changes were made in the constitution of the company during his time. This change took place through two legislations – Regulating Act and Pitt’s India Act. These two laws…
Lord Cornwallis came to India in 1886 as the Governor General. He was an honest man of that high house. At that time there was corruption in the Company’s governance which he wanted to end. So as soon as he…
Lord Dalhousie was an imperialist as well as an efficient administrator. By adopting the policy of empire-expansion, he increased the extent of the British Empire in India and the company became the supreme power of India. Various Reforms made by…
Causes of the Battle of Plassey (1757) The Battle of Plassey has a particularly political significance in Indian history. This war brought a great change in the politics of the country. Following were the main causes of this war 1.…
