From 1603 to 1857, what was a feature of the Indian subcontinent when it was a colony of Britain?
A) Cities that would not trade with Britain were destroyed.
B) All vestiges of non-Christian religion were stamped out.
C) A Western diet was imposed on the people, leading to several rebellions.
D) It was governed by a private company, the British East India Company, for centuries.
E) Britain diverted all the water resources of the area, including sacred rivers, to irrigate crops.
D
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