HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bahadur Shah Ii, Mughal Empire
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If poor government, no solid structure like europe countries, european countries thought they could take over. But by 1800s, shrunk in a small part of india (city of delhi) East india company wanted to get friendly relationship with rulers of different parts of. Allowing christian missionaries would antagonize those rulers so they didn"t allow. 1830, british government said that it"s illegal to keep out christian missionaries. Marowak confederation didn"t have wipe out of mughal empire. 1804, british took over the last remaining of mughal empire and defeated marowak princes. British losing economic power - second thoughts on monopoly rights given to british. East company (belief in free trade - any british person who wants to do economic things in india, they can) But doesn"t mean east india company shrunk because it was already big company. Government already said that not allow eic to monopoly everything but two specific products: salt (there was enormous salt tax) and opium (money maker)
