It was the beginning of the nineteenth century. The British who came to India for trade began steadily to acquire political power in the name of the East India Company.
The Indian rajas and maharajas who were engaged in quarrels competed with one another to become puppets in the hands of the British.
Every misfortune of India at the time was used to expand the British Empire. One kind of agreement was reached when the British had the upper hand, quite a different kind of agreement was reached when the British were defeated. In any case, the Indians were the suffers.
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