5 ms·
From wiki: Trading rivalries among the seafaring European powers brought other European powers to India. The Dutch Republic, England, France, and Denmark-Norway
by tadhgf 6y ago
From wiki: Trading rivalries among the seafaring European powers brought other European powers to India. The Dutch Republic, England, France, and Denmark-Norway all established trading posts in India in the early 17th century. As the Mughal Empire disintegrated in the early 18th century, and then as the Maratha Empire became weakened after the third battle of Panipat, many relatively weak and unstable Indian states which emerged were increasingly open to manipulation by the Europeans, through dependent Indian rulers.
- inglor_cz 6y agoYes, India was unstable. That is not the same as underdeveloped. USA has had several peaks of instability during its existence, arguably is on such a peak right now, but is fairly developed, though very unequally so.
- chmod775 6y ago> Yes, India was unstable. That is not the same as underdeveloped. And it's valid to point that out. But at the end of the day for what reason India was unable to fight back against the western powers doesn't really matter. In India's case there still was no heroic conquering. Just bullying. And then bullies fighting against each other from relative safety with their colonies as pawns.