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Western education in the 19th century > The spread of Western educational practices to Asian countries > India > Education under the East India Company

Originally the British went to India as tradesmen, but gradually they became the rulers of the country. On Dec. 31, 1600, the East India Company was established, and, like all commercial bodies, its main objective was trade. Gradually during the 18th century the pendulum swung from commerce to administration; the deterioration of Mughal power in India, the final expulsion of French…

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