Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s9.t6.3

v1.c7.s9.t6.3

Some of his earliest comments on India appeared in a discussion of the views expressed by his contemporary, the famous reformer Kang Youwei. He argued that the Indians had been preconditioned to accept the British rule by their experience of subjugation of other foreign rulers, particularly, the Mughals. He wrote: “By the time the Mughals unified the land, the Indian people had already pledged their allegiance to different people. To be owned by the Mughals and then be owned by the British, what difference did it make to them?”