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From Trade to Territory - The Company Establishes Power
Who initiated the policy of ‘paramountcy’? What did the company claim?
Lord Hastings, the Governor-General from 1813 to 1823 initiated the policy of “paramountcy”.
The Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.
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Match the following options:
The British conquest of Bengal began with the Battle of _____________.
Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of _____________.
Dalhousie implemented the Doctrine of _________.
Maratha kingdoms were located mainly in the ___________ part of India.
The Mughal empire became stronger in the eighteenth century.
The English East India Company was the only European company that traded with India.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the ruler of Punjab.
The British did not introduce administrative changes in the territories they conquered.
What attracted European trading companies to India?
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