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Colonialism and Empire in India and China

Colonialism and Empire in India and China. By:- Arnaut , Cristina Hussain , Nazia Pant, Suryansh Pivovarova , Darima Popa , Vlad Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, Xiang. Portugal. Flag and Coat of Arms. Vasco da Gama. Battle of Diu (1509). Trade In Spices. Portuguese Indian Coin 1799.

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Colonialism and Empire in India and China

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  1. Colonialism and Empire in India and China • By:- • Arnaut, Cristina • Hussain, Nazia • Pant, Suryansh • Pivovarova, Darima • Popa, Vlad • Zhang, Mengyuan • Zhang, Xiang

  2. Portugal Flag and Coat of Arms Vasco da Gama Battle of Diu (1509) Trade In Spices Portuguese Indian Coin 1799 Settlements

  3. France Henry IV Flag and Coat of Arms French East India Company 1664 Gold Coins for Trade Settlements Fishing Boats on Coast

  4. British East India Company Flag and Star of India Queen Elizabeth I Boats arriving in Calcutta Indigo Cotton Salt Silk Tea Saltpetre Opium

  5. Racism "You're superior to them, anyway. Don't forget that. You're superior to everyone in India except one or two of the Ranis, and they're on an equality.“

  6. Company rule in India • Battle of Plassey- 1757 • French were no longer a significant force in Bengal. • Expanding English Empire in Asia. • Nawabsbecame puppet rulers. • Battle of Buxar-1764 • Diwani rights(collect and manage the revenues of almost 400,000 km2of real estate) • Rule of the East India Company in one-eighth of India

  7. Anglo-Mysore Wars (1766-1799) • defeat of Tipu Sultan • Indirect control of Myssore

  8. Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818) control of the majority of present-day India south of the Sutley River

  9. Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-1849) • subjugation of the Sikh Empire • Annexation of Punjab

  10. Company Rule in India (1757-1857) • Mughal system: collection of taxes on land crops. Diwani was collected from peasants and zamindars on behalf of the Mughal emperor. • East Indian Company was the one to claim the taxes after the Battle of Buxar.

  11. Technology • After 1837, post offices were established in main towns under the rule of British Indian Company. • 1851 – first telegraph line laid in India, reaching by 1857 almost 7500 km. • Railway construction began only in 1849. • Bombay, Madras and Calcutta sheltered most of the “East Indiamen”.

  12. Trade • Between 1760-1860, India became from an exporter of processed goods to an exporter of raw materials and an importer of manufactured goods. • U.S. played an important role in the demand for cloth from India! • India became the main exporter of opium that would later be sent to China.

  13. Economy

  14. Conclusion • The evidence of the influence of the British Raj is still present in India. English remains one of the main official languages. Moreover, India is one of the largest English-speaking countries in the world. The positive aspect is that the colonial era gave rise to the aspirations towards democracy that are now integral to the life of the subcontinent's population. 

  15. References • Bentley, J. (2006). Traditions Encounters. A Global Perspective On The Past. McGraw Hill: New York. • Darwin, J. (2008). After Tamerlane. The Global History of Empire since 1405. New York: Bloomsbury Press. • Metcalf, Barbara Daly; Metcalf, Thomas R. (2006). A concise history of modern India. Cambridge University Press • Peers, Douglas M. (2006). India under colonial rule: 1700-1885. Pearson Education • Robb, Peter (2004). A History of India (Palgrave Essential Histories),. Houndmills, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. Pp. xiv, 344 • Mill, James; Wilson, Horace (1845). The History of British India • Bulliet R., CrossleyP. (2000) The Earth and Its People’s: A Global History. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, NY. • Roberts, J. (1993) History of the World, Oxford University Press. NY.

  16. Discussion Questions • What tactics did the British Empire use to colonize India?

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