How did Britain rule India? In this video (Part 3 of a 5-part series), we go over developments in British Indian rule between the late 18th - early 19thC, key amongst them the creation of an 'Indian gentry' class and the attempt to inject European norms into what was still a feudal society. Throughout this period, British officials struggled to govern in a way that would fulfill several competing impulses: Enlightenment idealism, colonial exploitation, and practical politics. The result was a hugely contradictory legacy which both cast the subcontinent into grinding poverty, and also laid the groundwork for it to eventually emerge into so-called 'modernity'.

SCRIPT: https://strategosstuff.blogspot.com/2...

All errors are my own.

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0:00 - Start
1:00 - 6. Societal Reorganization
15:12 - 7. Regional Reorganization (1799-1802)

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Wikipedia (basic facts + dates)

Maps:
Google Maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_R...
(Rann of Kutch)

https://www.deviantart.com/cyowari/ar...
(India 1794)
https://www.deviantart.com/cyowari/ar...
(India 1802)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
(European Empires 1800)
http://wanderingdutchie.blogspot.com/...
(DEI 1800)

Made using Microsoft Office 2013, Remote Mouse, ShureMV7, Audacity, WavePad, VideoPad and Poe.