In the year 1835, the raja of the then-independent kingdom of Sikkim was pressured into ceding Darjeeling to the British.
The year 1835 was not the first time the British had taken a kingdom.
mnli hypothesis: The year 1835 was not the first time the British had taken a kingdom. premise: In the year 1835, the raja of the then-independent kingdom of Sikkim was pressured into ceding Darjeeling to the British.