Why did the British want an Empire in India?

On December 31, 1600, "London Governor and its company entered the East Indies" won the Royal Charter and became the British trade representative in India. By the beginning of the 17th century, the UK had exceeded the interests of Portugal against India. The company purchases cotton, silk, indigo, opium, saltpeter, tea, mainly in exchange for the silver bar. At that time in England these were precious items. By 1720, 15% of imports from the UK came from India.

The British Empire in India has been stratified for a long time. For them and many Indians, the idea of ​​unifying India is meaningless. Imagine that diverse colonies from Himalaya to Kerala and Tamil Nadu will gather in one country, even if they do not have a common language, race or religion. Long shot

After the emergence of the Maratha Empire, the British East India Company conquered India and the Muslim Mughal Empire was able to annex or conquer most of Indian kings. But you can not conquer the upper Himalayas like Hyundai Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand State, Sikkim State, Nepal, Kingdom of Bhutan, or India's southernmost kingdom like Travancore or Tamil Nadu. Assam Kingdom

United Nations diplomat Shashi Tharoor became a member of the Indian National Assembly in New Delhi This relentless empire added more books about what England made to India. En Wilson's "Conquest of India: Raj in the UK and Empire Turmoil" Wilson emphasized the racist confrontation of British perception of his role as a conqueror, it still moves by the current wave of nostalgia It has been. A growing library is justified, the British exploitative racist empire in India is amazing in its savage and revenge, and Tharoor calls it "long-term shameless record of greed"

British Large (rāj, "domination" in Hindi) or British India, officially British Indian Empire, internationally as well, synonymous with India, region, rule, and period from 1858 to 1947, the British Empire It was on the Indian subcontinent. In this area there is an area Britain (also called "British Indian") and the Kingdom King managed directly and is governed by Individual Rulers of the British Royal Family. Prior to 1858, the interests and property of India in the UK were managed by a government authorized commercial company, British East India Company. It is acting in India as an agent of the Mughal Empire. After the first Indian War of India (known as Mutiny), the British government was in charge of governance of the Indian territory directly. Later expansion policy brought the whole of India to the empire