In the late 1800s, india became a colony of great britain.
The British interests in India, under the leadership of Robert Clive, gained military victories from the 1740s onward, and with the Battle of Plassey in 1757 they could establish dominance.
The British rule in India was called "The Raj," which was derived from the Sanskrit term raja meaning king.
British merchants could make a fortune in India and would then return home, often to be derided by those in British high society as nabobs, the title for an official under the Moguls.