It gradually annexed province after province, purchasing them of the native chiefs, whom it seldom paid, and appointed the governor-general and his subordinates, civil and military. But the East India Company has now passed away, leaving the British possessions in India directly under the control of the Crown.
Iba agregado a sus dominios poco a poco las diversas provincias adictas a los rajaes por medio de rentas que no pagaba o pagaba mal; nombraba un gobernador general y todos los empleados civiles y militares: pero ahora ya no existe, y las posesiones inglesas de la India dependen directamente de la Corona.