Hi. Thx
Oh wow.
Good to know that fact finding is done.
It depends on how it is all perceived and time lines.
What is also actually going on behind the scenes.
Once the Portuguese opened up trading routes/sea faring lanes to India
-interest was generated within other European powers. (The land route was held
by the Ottoman empire for the longest time- an alternative route had to be
found ie sea to the countries of the East -not only India)
The 1st way to go about checking out a country of course is through trade.
That opens windows not only on the materials available, but also the people and
its rulers. Religions involved. The behaviour. The langauges. More interest if
fragmented. I think India's population was well over 200 mill...let alone it
had existed since well over the BCE...India is quoted in the Bible btw;
purchase of its elephants and the mahouts! Britain's pop was a mere 2 million
or so.
There were all these nawabs, different empires etc ...warring with each other.
But also the 2 main faith groups- Muslims and Hindus---sometimes at peace with
each other; but quite often at loggerheads. All this was noted by the British
East India Trading company officials. Reported back to Britain.
Though a few on the ground---they were handpicked for perceptive skills.
Britain was not going to send shiploads of its army without strategies.
Britain had not fared well with its North American expeditions. It began to
look eastwards.
The Brits have an interesting way of thinking--insular being an island nation
but also subtle strategies mixed with protective, predatory skills.
Though huge tracts of land were seized in 1757 (War of Plassey)...much work,
speculation, reporting and planning among BEITCo/British officials/ the govt
had been occurring since 1600. Could have been much earlier. On how to decimate
the richest country in the world at the time...ie India.
(To change the Indian economy to a colonial economy.
To pit Muslims v Hindus)
Hence my calculation of 400---give or take a few years!
They could not be bothered with Goa. It was already held by another Eurpoean
power!
Britain did observe much though.
BUT
Britain had decided it was going after the rest of India! To make it ---its
Jewel in the Crown!
Anita...mea culpa! But impressed with the interest generated- I don't mind
being corrected either. I am always on a learning curve
From: E DeSousa
Sent: January 15, 2022 6:44 PM
To: dias_an...@hotmail.com ; Goanet Org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Odds In Favor Of Indian-Origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak As
Pressure Mounts On British Prime Minister Boris Johnson To Resign
Anita Dias writes:
Not only in British EA Mel, but also in British India which then became
British Raj (a total of 400 years of ) and in every country of the
so-called 'Commonwealth'. A misnomer if ever there was one. As all the wealth
only went to one country!
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Comment:
The Brits ruled in India for 200 years . From the war of Plassey in 1757 to
1947 Independence of India.
The British East India (Tea) Company was created in 1600, so there were few
Brits in India after that.
Now when it comes to 400 year rule, the Romans ruled Britannia for about 400
years from 43 AD to 410 AD although Julius Cesar was in Britain with his army
in 55BC. When the Romans left, Britain was invaded by the Saxons and in 1106
the Normans under William The Conqueror took over after the Battle of Hastings.
The Portuguese on the other hand were in India over 400 years from 1505 to 1961
although Vasco Da Gama visited some Indian ports in 1498.
I thought you might like to know.
Best Regards,
E. DeSousa