<Li> During British rule of Nigeria from 1900 to 1960, different regions were frequently reclassified for administrative purposes . The conflict between the Igbo and Hausa made it easier for the British to consolidate their power in the region . </Li> <Ul> <Li> While the Mongols imported Central Asian Muslims to serve as administrators in China, the Mongols also sent Han Chinese and Khitans from China to serve as administrators over the Muslim population in Bukhara in Central Asia, using foreigners to curtail the power of the local peoples of both lands . Pakistan and India were also divided by this policy . </Li> </Ul> <Li> While the Mongols imported Central Asian Muslims to serve as administrators in China, the Mongols also sent Han Chinese and Khitans from China to serve as administrators over the Muslim population in Bukhara in Central Asia, using foreigners to curtail the power of the local peoples of both lands . Pakistan and India were also divided by this policy . </Li> <P> The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was employed by most imperial powers in Indian subcontinent . The British and French backed various Indian states in conflicts between each other, both as a means of undermining each other's influence and consolidating their authority . </P>

Divide and rule policy of the british in india