Geopolitical Framework: A Deeply Divided Region South Asia Before and After Independence in 1947 During the 1500s most of region was under the Mughal Empire European merchants established coastal trading posts – By 1700s the empire weakened and states emerged The British Conquest British East India Company a private organization acted as – an arm of the British government and monopolized trade Exploited political chaos to stake empire – Sepoy Mutiny (1856) led to South Asia being ruled directly by the British Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh rulers retained their states under British rule
Geopolitical Framework: A Deeply Divided Region South Asia Before and After Independence in 1947 During the 1500s most of region was under the Mughal Empire – European merchants established coastal trading posts By 1700s the empire weakened and states emerged The British Conquest British East India Company – a private organization acted as an arm of the British government and monopolized trade – Exploited political chaos to stake empire Sepoy Mutiny (1856) led to South Asia being ruled directly by the British Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh rulers retained their states under British rule
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