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India won its freedom from British colonial rule in 1947, after many decades of struggle. Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, joined the fight in 1914 and led the country to independence, using his method of nonviolent protest known as satyagraha.

On Aug. 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the nation with a new Declaration of Independence and became the first prime minister of India.

It used its wealth, its armies and its navy to defeat rival European countries and to conquer local peoples to establish its empire. However, the empire did not just rely on force. In most of the empire Britain relied heavily on local people to make it work.

No. Britain peaked in about 1870 and there’s no reason to expect that it’ll ever be the most powerful or wealthiest country again.

If the British Empire was reunited she would be Queen in 64. A new empire would be 146 times larger than the UK in 2017 and have 40 times the population with 2.643 billion residents – 37 per cent of the world’s people. Today the British Empire would have the largest military in the world.

Originally Answered: What if the British Empire never fell? If the British empire never fell, there will be colonialism in the 21st century. In the scenario, nations that are once under British rule will not enjoy the benefits for leaving the British empire.

If the British had not conquered India they would have fought harder in United States and taken back their colonies during the War of 1812. France would not have sold Louisiana as they would still be getting money from trade with India.

The British relied heavily on Indian troops to enforce their military power. Did India gain or lose from British rule? Some recent research suggests that British rule did little for India in economic terms. Britain gained hugely from ruling India, but most of the wealth created was not invested back into the country.

India: Rulers

• Maurya, ancient Indian dynasty (c. 325?
• Asoka, Indian emperor (c.273?
• Harsha, Indian emperor (606?
• Prithvi Raj, ruler of the Chauan dynasty of N.
• Mughal, Muslim empire in India (1526?
• Babur, founder of the Mughal empire of India (1494?
• Humayun, second Mughal emperor of India (1530?
• Sher Khan, Afghan ruler in N.

Here are 8 kings and queens that Indian history is thankful to for their courage and valour.

1. Porus. Image Credit: wikipedia.
2. Maharana Pratap. Image Credit: hindivarta.com.
3. Chatrapati Shivaji. Image Credit: indiaopines.
4. Rani of Jhansi. Image Credit: indiatimes.
5. Chandragupta Maurya.
6. Tipu Sultan.
7. Rani Padmavati.
8. Yashwantrao Holkar.

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Maurya Empire

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