British+India+Colony

=== ** __British India__  **     British India is the name for India when it was under the control of Great Britan during the Imperialist era. Great Britan was one of if not the most successful Imperial nation during that time period. British India was the most important "colony" controlled by Great Britan. It was very valuable for many different reasons. From 1608 through 1947 India was a colony of Britan for many reasons. One of which was its geography. It was positioned on the Indian Ocean. The East India Company established its first permenent company in India in 1612, for a long time it functioned mostly as a trade company, setting up trade posts to compete with other companys from other European nations. This is due to Industrialization and how they could get trade goods there. India was the main supplier of raw materials for Britan and was known as "the brightest jewel in the crown". Its large population was also a part of its success. The goods coming out of India also made it a succesful colony. ===

=== __ Geography-__ India is positioned on the Indian Ocean and has mountains and deserts along with few forested areas. It is the 7th largest country in the word. Its largest river is the Ganges and the Deccan plateau takes up most of the south. ===

__Culture-__
=== T he class system of India at the time was very simple. There were the British officers and the Indian servents. The Indian servents had 4 different categories called varna which were divided which determined what kind of servents they were. Indian civil servants were in the third varna for example. The East India Company was staffed by sepoys or Indian Soliders. ===

__Agricultural Goods/Manufactured Products__-
=== Tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, and jute were some of the goods that were made in India and shipped around the world through Great Britian. Another crop was called opium which they traded to China for tea and then sold it to Englan d .===