How did British EIC became a empire in India?
Even before the decline of the great Mughals British East India Company which was a private company first led to the East Indies which is present-day Indonesia but they couldn't set up their trade over there as the Dutch had already control over the spice trade monopoly in Indonesia. So they decided to choose India, the subcontinent, which was known as the golden sparrow due to its immense fertility in wealth, spices and agriculture sector.
