INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The third India connection in the Opium Wars was through the Indian soldiers who were used by the Britishers. Indian sepoys were also brought in to fight alongside the Britishers in the battles of Canton, Amoy, Tinghai and Chin-Kiang Fu.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the 17th century, Madras became a city of key importance within the British network of maritime trade routes, exporting locally produced cotton and chintz, as well as many different spices and other cargoes imported from the east.

Detailed explanation-3: -The well-known centers of trade during the medieval period were Surat, Bengal and Masulipattanam. Indian Ocean trade routes in the medieval period. Surat, Masulipatnam and Bengal were major export centres.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. (i) The spare within which Indian merchants could function, became limited. (ii) They were barred from Trading with Europe in manufactured goods. (iii) They had to export mostly raw materials and foodgrains, raw cotton, opium, wheat and indigo required by the British.