3. But, the British were still competing
with other European nations for
influence in India………
4.
5. 1700-1750: Problems
• After 1700 the East India Company face
many problems, as the activity on pages 2325 demonstrates. After you have played the
game, you should be able to answer this
question………
7. 1700-1750: Problems
• The British EIC had Bombay, Calcutta and
Madras and at first the British did not want
more land.
• But then war broke out between rival Indian
princes, and the French interfere – making
the Indians trade with France (and not
Britain).
• The EIC would be forced out of India,
unless something changed……
8. Robert Clive Conquers India
(See pages 34-38 for more details)
• Robert Clive worked
in an office for the
EIC but he was
getting bored
• The EIC’s force of
armed guards was
growing into an army;
Clive joined them as
an officer
• In 1751 Clive led 500
men against 10,000
French and Indian
soldiers and won!
9. • Clive led the EIC’s
army to victory
many more times,
forcing the French
out and making the
East India Company
very powerful – it
wasn’t the British
government taking
over India – it was a
British business!
10. From about 1800AD British Christians tried
to change Indian customs
• The Hindu practice Sati is believed to have originated
some 700 years ago in India.
• Women burnt themselves after their men were
defeated in battles to avoid being taken by the victors.
But it came to be seen as a measure of wifely
devotion in later years and sometimes relatives would
tie-up the wife, forcing her to die.
• The custom was outlawed by India's British rulers in
1829 following demands by Indian reformers. But
many Indians were against change – especially when
forced by the British.
• Today it happens only once every few years – and
causes outrage across India and the world.
11. The 1857-58 Indian Mutiny/The
1857-58 War of Independence
• The pay of Indian soldiers (sepoys) - who were
working for the EIC army - was cut
• There were rumours that the sepoys would have to
convert from Hinduism or Islam to Christianity
• Near Delhi some sepoys murdered their British
officers and a revolt started against the British
across India
• Many 100’s of British men, women and children
were butchered - Cawnpore saw terrible atrocities
• Then the British got their revenge……..
12. • At Cawnpore the British
made anyone suspected
of being a rebel lick the
ground where the British
had been butchered
• Other rebels were tied to
the mouths of cannons
and blown to pieces
• 1000’s died from both
sides, and the
relationships between
the British and the
Indians would never be
the same again…..
13. The ‘British Raj’, 1858-1947
• In 1858 in response to the
rebellion, the British Government
abolished the East India Company
and declared that India would be
ruled directly by the British
Government
• The army brought more British
officers to India to prevent
anymore rebellions
• This British ‘raj’, meaning ‘rule’,
would continue until a man called
Gandhi led India to
independence….you’ll find out
about him in the Year 8 ‘Human
Rights, Human Wrongs’ topic…..
15. The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan,
China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest
mountain chain, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of
the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests
and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches .
16. 5,000 year old civilization
325 languages spoken – 1,652 dialects
18 official languages
29 states, 5 union territories
3.28 million sq. kilometers - Area
7,516 kilometers - Coastline
1,000,000,000 people in 2000
17. Parliamentary form of Government
Secular democratic constitution
Worlds largest democracy since 55 years
4 th largest economy
Fastest growing IT super power
Indian Railways ,the biggest employer in
the world.
19. • India's history goes back to 3,200
BC when Hinduism was first
founded. Buddhism, Jainism,
Sikhism. Judaism. Zoroashtrianism,
Christianity and Islam all exist
within the country today .
21. The Great Indian Epics
Ramayana
The first Indian
epic
Mahabharata
Longest Epic in
world literature
with 100,000 two-
22. Indus Valley Civilization- one of the
world’s first great urban
civilizations.
Harappa Civilization- 2700BC
23. World’s first university in Takshila –700
B.C
Ayurveda- earliest school of medicine known
to humans
Sanskrit Language –most suitable for
computer software
24. Yoga - Made in India
•
Origin –5000 BC
Documented by
200 BC – 300 AD
65. India is,the cradle of the human race,the birthplace of human
speech, the mother of history,the grandmother of legend, and
the great grand mother of tradition.Our most valuable and
most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured
up in India only.
-Mark Twain
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have
been made.
-Albert Einstein
