What if India was colonized by the French?

If French ruled India then India would have gained independence much earlier. Say it was actually French who won 1757 Battle of Plassey, then India would have at least 4/5 chances to gain freedom. France was in deep turmoil in 1815, 1870/71, WW1 and WW2.

Why did Spain not colonize India?

India was a very profitable colony to the Europeans yet the Spanish didn’t colonize it. Why? The simplest general answer I can give is that the Spanish were not permitted to take India. The treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 stated that India was the sole property of the Portuguese for trade and settlement.

Why did Spain colonize India?

The search for the wealth and prosperity of India led to the colonisation of the Americas after Christopher Columbus went to the Americas in 1492. Their expansion into India was halted, after their defeat in the Battle of Colachel by the Kingdom of Travancore, during the Travancore-Dutch War.

What if India was never colonized?

India will still be colonized by different european powers such as the Netherlands, Portugal, France and Denmark if the british never came to India. However, the looting of India might still happen. India today could have remained the richest country per capita and may eventually surpass the US and China right now.

What would have happened if the British had not come to India?

India would probably be a continent in itself consisting of 30-40 states each aligning its identity to a language or religion. They either have monarchies, parliamentary systems or a presidential system, some being stronger than others. Border security would be tight due to terrorism and revolts by Naxalites.

What would have happened if India was not Colonised?

World War II wouldn’t have affected India India had always been a peaceful nation and would have nothing to with the World War II had it not been under the rule of the British. More than two million sons of our soil were sent to fight the Axis powers in a war we had nothing to do with.

What if India was never colonized by the British?

How did colonialism affect India?

Colonialism was certainly a far more traumatising experience for colonial subjects than their colonisers. They suffered poverty, malnutrition, disease, cultural upheaval, economic exploitation, political disadvantage, and systematic programmes aimed at creating a sense of social and racial inferiority.

How long was India colonized by Britain?

Almost everyone in India knows this by heart — Britishers ruled India for 200 years. We got rid of them in 1947 and Robert Clive won the battle of Plassey in 1757, so that is a neat 190 years. What’s the problem?

Why were the Spanish able to conquer and colonize the Americas?

Spanish conquistadors, who were primarily poor nobles from the impoverished west and south of Spain, were able to conquer the huge empires of the New World with the help of superior military technology, disease (which weakened indigenous resistance), and military tactics including surprise attacks and powerful …

Could the Spaniards have assimilated Indians?

Given that, it would have been much more difficult for the Spaniards to assimilate Indians. An analogy can be made with the various Muslim sultanates who ruled India close to a 1000 years and yet failed to absorb a majority of India into Islam.

What if India was colonized by the Spanish or Portuguese?

If India was indeed colonized by Spanish or Portuguese, we wouldn’t have been much different than what we are today. Except instead of English we’d be using either Spanish or Portuguese. Religion is a touchy subject in India, and anyone who tries to enforce his or her view on the population faces a tremendous backlash.

Why did Spain fail to absorb a majority of India?

An analogy can be made with the various Muslim sultanates who ruled India close to a 1000 years and yet failed to absorb a majority of India into Islam. That said, Spain was technologically more advanced than any Muslim empire and had the wherewithal to control a conquered society by means of advanced communication, warfare and social strategy.

Why wasn’t India colonized by another European power instead of Britain?

Another assumption we’ll make is that India wasn’t colonized by another European power instead of the British (such as the French, Dutch, or Portuguese) because each of those would potentially be Feeds Alternate History articles in themselves. With all that out of the way, let’s get rolling.