HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Eth, Order Of The Defender Of The Realm, Mi5
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British empire in india and the great game (russia and british with afghanistan in the middle) The g(cid:396)eat ga(cid:373)e is a russia(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)petitio(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)al asia. It"s (cid:374)ot (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)ilita(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:271)ut (cid:373)o(cid:396)e (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)ap readers, explorers, spies etc. the british called it the great game, russians the tournament of shadows. If britain is looked as only a european power, we see a state with more liberal politics. But it"s (cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) eas(cid:455) to a(cid:272)t this (cid:449)a(cid:455) when ur living in an island away from all this. But in reality britain is not just an island. We see it as a successful imperial nation. In asia british india are a continental power. I(cid:374)dia (cid:449)as the je(cid:449)el i(cid:374) i(cid:373)pe(cid:396)ial b(cid:396)itai(cid:374)"s (cid:272)(cid:396)o(cid:449)(cid:374). 1757, battle of plassey that clyde won, proving dominance in india. It uses force of arms and treaties and agreements to gain control. India, britain became more than a naval power, it was a land power as well.
