India Importance to Empire Flashcards
When did india become biggest export market and what was the value?
1850, £31 million.
How much did the Permanent settlement act and the Ryotwari village tax earn per year.
2.1 million and up to 46 million respectively.
What did tax bases fund?
An army to conquer Java, Singapore and Burma.
How did it alter The Companies relationship with China? What did it benefit?
It placed a foot in the door to Chinese markets as the revenues from India meant to could buy Chinese tea. The narco-military empire.
What did Darwin argue?
opened way for commercial revolution with geopolitical consequences.
How many British troops were based in India after 1857
between one third to a half of entire Brits army. To keep india secure and as a barracks.
Why was India not a burden?
It became the Anglo-Indian polity, its tax bases made it self sufficient, the company paid the brits for troops. polity created by collaborating with elities (Darwin)
