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The British East India Company typically engaged in indirect rule, a system in which colonial powers cooperated with Indigenous elites and allowed local leaders to exercise some authority.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The British East India Company’s preference for indirect rule had changed as its successes in India convinced British leaders they were capable of governing it directly.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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- governance through intermediaries
- rule by proxy
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- direct administration
- complete colonization
- direct rule
- total integration
