JimBowie1958
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The Indians were also divided against each other like Europe was, along ethnic and religious lines. This made it easy for the Brits to play one side against the other.There's a reason why a handful of British could control thousands in India and China. It's not just superior weaponry, it's superior state of mind.
But also, the Brits were very patient, and when they observed one side winning a war, the Brits would throw in with the losing side and turn the war around that way and gain a great deal of conquest with minimal costs and blood shed.