Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
Ganulv, your example is from a region where there was almost nothing to extract and thus very little effort on part of the English.
They were much more involved in places with natural riches and decent possibilities for their transportation.
So your telling me that going to the effort to consult with local leaders indicates lack of involvement? That makes no sense to me.

On the other hand the British had a notoriously uncooperative relationship with the Pashtun. What exactly were they extracting resource-wise from their territories?