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the battle of Plbuttey was a turning point, certainly, but i think that Clive, by then, was well on his way to domination of at least the subcontinent below the Vindhya mountains and the foundations of the the rules and practises of the East India Company was already laid. i suppose a case might be made for the immense influence of warren hastings as well, after whom, until the 1857 explosion, few major changes were made.

they did have a little bad luck in Afghanistan. but i recall they did win round two.

agreed, since after tipu sultan, there were no serious challengers who might have united the natives to kill all the white people.

fairness is not a word i would use i will agree they were no more bloodthirsty than your average Maharaja, and frequently a great deal less. however they have at least two large regional famines to answer for. if you must rule a place, preventing mbutt starvation ought to be high on the list of Things To Do.

or better than immediate alternatives, until 1947...

and who can blame them...

1920s was a little early i think, the political movement had not quite coalesced yet and Gandhi had only just returned from South Africa

sidd