India, before the presence of European nations was mainly ruled by the Mughal empire. They were centered in Delhi lying in the northern part of the country away from the ocean. For a significant portion of history the Mughals were one of the most powerful empires in all of Asia, but as will be shown, the Mughal political system was in serious decay when the British arrive. Many of these political problems directly led to the British's occupation of territories in India.

One problem with the Mughal empire was its lack of control and regulation of its port cites. The Mughal Empire chose to focus its economy almost solely

All of these political actions helped spur the expansion by the British into foreign regions. These political motivations helped justify the colonization to being more than about only money. The British used politics to secure their economic interest and increase gains. It is quite evident that the British conquest in India was due to a compounding of the downfall of incumbent Mughal empire and the political economic ideologies which spurred expansion by commercial companies. Both of these events combined sealed the fate of the native Indians, and allowed the British to take control of the country for about 200 years.

The second and other significant factor in the conquest of land by the British was the political ideology of Britain itself. Many of these factors are economic, but they illustrate the principles of the British government. These beliefs, though economic demonstrate the political decisions of both the British government, and the EEICo. when they took active political roles. The economic decisions of British government explains a great deal about the political system of Britain, including its primary objectives. In addition, one can look at the EEICo. in the same light. Although it was a commercial company, slowly, its political influence increased.

The second change in the politics of the Mughals that led to British conquest was a decrease in the power of the central government. Bayly goes to great length to show how the local governors began to take a much more powerful role. First, he discusses the numerous tribal breakouts that occurred on the fringes of the Mughal territory. Although this doesn't directly affect the British, it is important because it shows a weakening in the central government. To further this argument, Bayly explains that the lack of a previous checks and balances system giving even more independence to local nexuses of power. Again this shows that the Mughals, in such despair, ended a very important system which helped prevent the unification of smaller governments inside the empire. Finally he discusses how the increase in the complexities of society made it more and more difficult for leaders to control the peripheries of their territories. The impact of this diminishing central government is quite significant. It demonstrates that the British c

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