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British Occupation of India (1765-1947) East India Company. Economic history Great Britain India India Economic conditions International business enterprises International business enterprises Government policy International business enterprises Government policy Great Britain International business enterprises Great Britain HistoryFilter By Authors
Dalrymple, WilliamDalrymple, William
Summary: In August 1756 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by English merchants who collected taxes through means of a ruthless private army--what we would now call an act of involuntary privatization. The East India Company's founding charter authorized it to "wage war" and it had always used violence to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019