East India Company was formed by the British in a time when disorganized kings fought amongst themselves and this left the golden opportunity to Britain to take large chunks of land, and gain wealth. Britain gained higher wealth from these kings, helping one fight the other by offering to train new soldiers, better, stronger and faster, offer money to get supplies and offered all Indian soldiers employment in the British regiments. With all this, the British had the kings sign treaties that they never hesitated to sign. When the British did this, they were making Indian skills and crafts people sell stuff to Britain for low prices and them buy it back for higher. This would lead to the mightiest revolt in the 19th century. The reasons Britain decolonized India was because, India was no longer providing the wealth Britain had gone there for, India wanted independence, and Britain was still in major debt due to fighting in WWI and WWII
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