Asking this for my 5-year-old niece. I, myself am 21 years old, don’t know how exactly they did it and am exceptionally bad at Humanities.
I don’t quite understand how the Britishers convinced/bewitched/overruled the rulers of a nation. From what I understand, they struck deals and what-not. Can you please explain a **bird’s eye view** of the entire situation so that I can explain it to my niece?
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Generally, the lands the British colonized were not united. Suppose they land in a place with 10 warring kingdoms. None of the 10 kings have big enough armies to gain control of the whole land. But now the Brits show up with their ships, guns, and soldiers. And they are willing to support your side as long as you agree to all sorts of conditions, like letting them take what they want from your rivals. You get richer and more powerful than you were before (because the Brits declare you the ruler of the whole country), and most of the stuff they take is from people you didn’t really rule before.
If you say no, there are 9 other kings out there who might say yes.
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