The Indian Mutiny

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From 1601 to the 1750s, British involvement in India was limited to a trading agreement where the EIC controlled all trading from Europe to Asia, allowing it to become the world's largest and most powerful companies. However, when Britain became involved in the nation's social and cultural practices, one of the world's most destructive mutinies arose.

Over time, the EIC became involved in India's politics, culture and social practices all leading to Indian mutiny. However, the Company's initial interest in the nation was purely economic and as their profit increased, so did their power. The Company's control resulted in many changes in the country, such as the ability trade possessed to transform small villages into large towns and the loss of village self-sufficiency due to improvements in communication and transport. The developments of the industrial revolution allowed Britain to by lots of raw materials and manufacture it themselves for a lower cost. This forced the closure for the demand for manufactured goods, resulting in the loss of Indian income and a significant gain in British revenue. Another main cause of the Indian mutiny was the fixed land tax the Indian peasants were forced to pay , rather than tax