Finding a way to empower Portugal. Problems: Civil Wars of 1823-24 and 1826-27 , loss of Brazil Queen Carlota Joaquina and Prince Miguel. Are not seduced by absolutists, so they did not carried out the coup of May/June 1823, hence no fallout. Brazil remain close to the Crown. The domestic unrest is replaced with a period of advanced economic liberalism and economic and technical expansion. The resources of Brazil and the expanded territory in India along with the African colonies lead to a economic renaissance.
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After the humiliating loss to the Ottoman Turks at Navarino, the British navy never
makes a full recovery.
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As a consequence, British power world wide goes into decline. This has some profound consequences for the colonies, particularly in India.
While well positioned to dominate the subcontinent after the great war against Napoleon I, The seizers during the war are mostly undone with the peace settlement. Then with the humiliation of Navarino in 1827, the partial abandonment of the British holdings with the withdrawal the British naval support and protection. The other powers in India use this time, and the techniques of divide and conquer so well pioneered by the British East India Company, to grab large portions of the subcontinent. The greatest gains are made by France and Portugal, but the Netherlands and Denmark also secure expanded holdings. The other powers efforts are mostly rebuffed due to their lack of understanding of the cultural subtlety needed to manipulate the local Rajas.
To veiw the map of India that results from the hightened compatition between the European powers can be seen here.
