British Conquest of India
Accidental or Purposeful Historians like John Seeley believe that the British conquest of India was unintentional and accidental. According to them, the British came to India only for trade. They had no intention of establishing rule over the region. But they did not want to be the Indians.Got caught in the political crisis created by himself and was forced to occupy the areas here On the other hand, some historians believe that the British came to India to establish an extensive and powerful empire. They made elaborate strategies and well-planned plans for this and by working on it, they took the Indian territories under their control. Actually, there is an exaggeration in these two conflicting views. It would be more correct to say that the victory of India was accidental in the beginning. But later the dream of a vast empire took hold in the minds of the English politicians and their Indian administrators.
In the 17th century, the East The aim of the India Company was only the immeasurable profits that they could get from the spice trade. But making profits as quickly as possible, the aspirations of various military officers, different governor generals' own objectives, the contemporary political conditions in Europe, etc. were factors. Due to which the British adopted a well-planned strategy of conquest of India. Between 1798 and 1818, the policy of the British was definitely imperialist. Lord Hastings carried forward the policy of Wellesley and tried to conquer India. He was an imperialist Lord Dalhousie certainly believed that by the expansion of the British rule in India, he was favouring India.
