Full title: No Earlier Invader Ever Established Lasting Control Over All of India, While the British Came Closest to Unifying the Subcontinent Under One Rule, Largely Through Indian Sepoys and Alliances With Local Kingdoms.

The British Were Different: Rather Than Relying Solely on British Troops, They Used Indian Sepoys, Local Alliances, and Political Rivalries to Establish Colonial Rule Over Most of the Subcontinent.