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    Nepalese Gorkhas to join the East India Company’s Army, Amar Singh Thapa discussed the issue in detail with Ochterlony, who convinced him that the Gorkhas who wished to join the Nusseerees, would be well taken care of. Only then did the Gorkha General sign the historic agreement by which he surrendered Malaun Fort to Ochterlony. The agreement also stated that those not employed would be provided with an allowance until the war between Nepal and the East India Company came to its final conclusion…

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    In this essay, I will discuss above elements in China and India and also describe why China is better to do a mobile game…

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    The end of the rebellion has come upon India, and it is time to take a look back at the pros and the cons of the imperialism of India. In the early 1800’s the British came to india with the intent of introducing western ideas and taking India’s natural resources. The pros of this imperialisation included western education. this increased the pace of modernization and aided scholars learn the new western ways, which would soon take over the country. The status of women improved vastly, in…

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    British Imperialism

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    writing websites. The colonization of India presents a history of a unique relation to the colonization of other countries under the British dominion. As early as the 1600s, the British had already created an interest in India with the development of the East India Company. The dominion and establishment of the rule in India were the first step towards realization of the country. However, the dominion of the British helped revolutionize a number of systems in India that reflect the changes the…

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    imperialism over India. Let’s go back to the Indian mutiny of 1857 when the Indian people fought for justice and freedom, in their country. India was a country that had a very eventful time, fighting for their independence, and to earn it they literally fought to the death in battle but more about that later, let’s start from the beginning of this fateful mutiny, in 1857. The British Empire began to take interest in India when the East India Company established trading posts throughout India in…

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    When Britain annexed and ruled India, they made great changes and created a vast impact. Britain invaded India knowing that India would offer many benefits and that there were many people to take from. When the British ruled, they had very forceful system and used many tactics to make sure they had full control over the Indians, therefor changing the ways the Indian thought. Lastly, the British made many adjustments in India’s culture as well. The British definitely changed the daily lives of…

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    In the years roughly between 1600 and 1950, the British used the foreign land of India to their advantage. These were the years of British Empire and expansion. The use imperialistic powers to benefit economically, politically, and geographically began with the British East India Company in the early 1600s where the land was used for spice trade and provided as a trading post for both British, Dutch and other settling imperialists at the next 100 years.. As time went on, the land was beginning…

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    Dubash Case Study

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    of the Sanskrit words which means two languages i.e., Dvi (two), Basha (languages). A person who speaks two languages, that of the natives of India and the English or other European language was Dubash. Language barriers between the natives and East India Company officials created this position, and prominent citizens from each presidency of East India Company were appointed as Dubashs. They played an important role in politics, community and trade. In facilitating trade and communication…

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    trade after Vasco da Gama’s arrival at Calicut in Kerala in 1498, several Indian words found their way into Portuguese and then into English. It was almost another century before Thomas Stephens, a Jesuit priest,was the first En¬glishman to dwell in India in 1579.1 By the time of Father Stephens landed in Goa, a considerable body of Indo-Portuguese words was already…

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    Britain to India. The mutiny led to class differences and mostly benefited the upper-class citizens. This also marked the growth of middle class in India and a the birth of nationalism among the mutineers. The religious conflicts among the three major religions of India, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam, contributed to the causes of Sepoy Mutiny. Although some changes were beneficial and moral, Indians did not like any sort of inconsistency which can still be reflected in present-day India.…

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