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| Indian soldiers “a delicate and dangerous machine, which a little mismanagement may easily turn against us” |
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| British considered India the Brightest jewel in the crown, because of raw materials and 300 million people(potential market) |
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1857m the sepoys rebelling that marched to Delhi ~ to northern and central India, this outbreak called as Sepoy Mutiny |
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a religious groups group that had been hostile to the Mughals, did not take part in the rebellion and remained loyal to the British(mainstay of British army) |
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1858 British gov took direct command of India, the term Raj referred to British rule after India came under the British crown during the reig of Queen Victoria |
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| a modern-thinking, well-educated Indian, began a campaign to move India away from traditional practices and ides |
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led EIC troops in a decisive victory over Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey |
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the company ruled India with little interference from the British gov, even had own army led by British officers and staffed by sepoys, Indian solders |
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– Indian forces allied with the French at the Battle of Plassey – from that time EIC was leading over India |
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Cates were divided into four broad categories called varna, Indian civil servant were of the third varna |
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a fiber used for sacks and cord
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