COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British controlled India through the British East India Company, which ruled with an iron hand. In 1857, an Indian revolt, led by native soldiers called sepoys, incited an uprising known as the Sepoy Mutiny. After suppressing the rebellion, the British government made India part of the empire in 1858.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sepoy Mutiny, contd. The Indian government was too weak to intervene. It took a year for the British to regain control. The British took control and ruled until 1947. The part of India under British rule was called The Raj, meaning rule or sovereignty.