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Did you know the English East India Company’s tea trade was fueled by the opium trade?
The English East India Company (EIC) – also known as the British East India Company – was an immensely successful trading company founded in 1600 that controlled trade on the Indian subcontinent until 1858. With a massive private army, and the backing of the British government, the East India Company essentially looted India while furthering Britain’s imperialistic policies. The shareholders of the company made millions while India became impoverished, and the British government supported the company’s policies because many of the shareholders were also high-ranking politicians.
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Fall of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2096/fall-of-the-east-india-company
Trade Goods of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2078/trade-goods-of-the-east-india-company
Armies of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2080/the-armies-of-the-east-india-company
The English and Dutch East India Companies' Invasions of India worldhistory.org/article/2048/the-english-and-dutch-east-india-companies-invasio
Anglo-Mysore Wars worldhistory.org/Anglo-Mysore_Wars
Robert Clive worldhistory.org/Robert_Clive
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Did you know the English East India Company’s tea trade was fueled by the opium trade?
The English East India Company (EIC) – also known as the British East India Company – was an immensely successful trading company founded in 1600 that controlled trade on the Indian subcontinent until 1858. With a massive private army, and the backing of the British government, the East India Company essentially looted India while furthering Britain’s imperialistic policies. The shareholders of the company made millions while India became impoverished, and the British government supported the company’s policies because many of the shareholders were also high-ranking politicians.
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East India Company worldhistory.org/East_India_Company
Fall of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2096/fall-of-the-east-india-company
Trade Goods of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2078/trade-goods-of-the-east-india-company
Armies of the East India Company worldhistory.org/article/2080/the-armies-of-the-east-india-company
The English and Dutch East India Companies' Invasions of India worldhistory.org/article/2048/the-english-and-dutch-east-india-companies-invasio
Anglo-Mysore Wars worldhistory.org/Anglo-Mysore_Wars
Robert Clive worldhistory.org/Robert_Clive
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Introduction to the British Industrial Revolution youtube.com/watch?v=dm_M8NrBJS4
The History of Japanese Green Tea youtube.com/watch?v=toDK_awBu5s
The Life of Tudor Queen Elizabeth I of England youtube.com/watch?v=g5ftViSh9sU
Christopher Columbus: Life and Voyages in the Age of Exploration
youtube.com/watch?v=kodTlQrLFnM
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You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - athena.worldhistory.org/article/MzmUXsx4Qh-History-of-the-English-East-India-Company
The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:
ancientlyre.com
open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9
youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A
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