The British Empire this 2010 includes the United Kingdom, the three Crown dependencies and the 14 British Overseas Territories.
He was empowered by the British crown to fight any force that threatened the East India Company's power in India.
north America The British Empire controlled an entire continent in Australia. The British Empire was the largest empire in history.
Why did The British Empire lose their land?
Yes. It joined the British Empire in 1625 ;P
The Jewel in the Crown refers to India when it was part of the British Empire.
India
englands queen is a theif they robbed the indian jewels, these are know known as the crown jewels
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.
India was considered Britain's crown jewel due to its vast resources, strategic location, and significant economic potential. The British East India Company initially established control over trade in the region, which later transitioned into direct British colonial rule after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. India's agricultural products, spices, textiles, and later, its markets for British manufactured goods made it a crucial asset for the British Empire. The phrase "the brightest jewel in the crown" reflects the empire's reliance on India for wealth and power.
The Jewel in the Crown
It was India
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.
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.
Istanbul became the center, capital and crown jewel of the Ottoman Empire after its conquer in 1453.
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.
The biggest earthly jewel is one of the British crown jewels, the 530-carat Star of Africa.