Why was india only imperialized by britain?
It wasn’t. After an initial visit by Vasco da Gama in 1499, the Portuguese arrived in Cochin [now Kochi] in1509 and went on to colonised Goa, Bombay [now Mumbai], Daman and Diu. They remained until 1961, when they were expelled by the army of the Republic of India. The colony of Bombay transferred to Britain in 1662, as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza on her marriage to King Charles II of England. The Moghuls arrived from the North West from 1526 and colonised most of the subcontinent apart from the extreme South, the Tamil area. The Portuguese were “allowed” to remain in their ports. The Moghuls lost their control during the period 1760-1810, when the French and British fought over India as part of their various European wars. The French had made various attempts to copy the Portuguese and in 1528, became supporters of the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb in return for territories and ports. There influence expanded for 150 years and reached from the East coast to Surat, Gujerat by
