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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the annexation of Awadh discuss:
Any three factors responsible for the success of the British over their Indian rivals
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Solution
The factors responsible for the success of the British are:
- Lack of unity among Indian rulers.
- Lack of organized and efficient administration in Indian states.
- Superior military resources of the company.
- Superior economic resources of the company.
- Naval supremacy of the British.
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