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Britian's " jewel" was considered to be India, it's most successful nation because it was such a good area for trade during the period of Imperialism.
India was known as the jewel of British Empire because of the country's amazing value in trade that no other nation could match.
The jewel int he crown was India because we got so many jewels form there.
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What countries are in the British empire 2010?
The British Empire this 2010 includes the United Kingdom, the three Crown dependencies and the 14 British Overseas Territories.
Sir Robert Clive was an aggressive British empire builder who?
He was empowered by the British crown to fight any force that threatened the East India Company's power in India.
Where did the british empire control an entire continent?
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
How did the British empire lose land?
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
Are most of the countries that are in the Commonwealth were part of the British Empire?
They were all part of the British Empire
What did Jewel in the crown mean?
The Jewel in the Crown refers to India when it was part of the British Empire.
The novel The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott describes what former colony in the British Empire?
India
What does it mean that India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire?
englands queen is a theif they robbed the indian jewels, these are know known as the crown jewels
Name the Jewels In The Crown?
Which crown? The Imperial State Crown has diamonds pearls emeralds sapphires and rubies. However the Jewel in the Crown is an expression used to refer to India which metaphorically was the "jewel in the crown" i.e. the most important part of the crown, in this case India was the most important part of the British Empire.
What was the name british people called India?
The Jewel in the Crown
Which country was known as the jewel of british empire?
It was India
What country was Britain's jewel in the crown?
India was nicknamed The Jewel in the CrownThe term Jewel in the Crown was generally attached to India as a reference to its importance within the Empire and the fact that Queen Victoria was crowned Empress of India.
What is the jewel of the British empire?
India.India had valuable resources that Europe wanted to exploit, like diamonds, cotton, wheat and other goods. As its largest colonial territory, India was the most important of the overseas possessions of the British Empire.The phrase is attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister from 1874 to 1881. He called India "the brightest jewel in the crown". In 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, and British monarchs retained the title until 1947.
What was the center of the Ottoman Empire -?
Istanbul became the center, capital and crown jewel of the Ottoman Empire after its conquer in 1453.
Why was India known as the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire?
The British viewed India as the jewels in the crown because India was populous and wealthy and contributed a lot to the to the British treasury through taxes and providing the British Empire with a ready market for their opium, cotton, and spices.
What is the biggest jewel in the world?
The biggest earthly jewel is one of the British crown jewels, the 530-carat Star of Africa.
Who was the British prime minister who called India the brightest jewel in the crown?
Benjamin Disraeli,
