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From what I understand, Queen Victoria adopted the title of "Empress of India" in order to not be outranked by the Kaiser of Germany. Why did she choose India in particular, instead of making herself "Empress of Great Britain" or something similar?

by /u/Xisuthrus in /r/AskHistorians

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