Which of these factors did NOT contribute to the land-based empire of the Mughals becoming part of the sea-based empire of the British?
a. Robert Clive took over local Indian politics as a result of the Battle of Plassey.
b. Officials of the British East India Company redirected the wealth of north India to their own accounts.
c. The use of the British navy to bombard Indian fortifications destroyed the Mughal military.
d. The British Parliament intervened to regulate the administration of the British East India Company.
e. The British government became embroiled in the political and military affairs of India.
c
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