Initially, India was a free country that began trading with Britain through their company, the East India Company [A]. However, at the time, India’s political structure was slowly falling apart. The collapse of the Moghul Empire created disputes between kings throughout India. Seeing how this could be beneficial to their own country, the British took advantage of the situation and took sides by helping some kings win wars against the others. With this method, they began to gain more power and support in India. Although the British were already influencing the Indian people, the British Crown did not officially “conquer” India until 1857 – when they switched their power from the East India Company to the British Crown [A].
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