Seven Coffee Beans Smuggled in a Pilgrim's Robe
17th Century

Seven Coffee Beans Smuggled in a Pilgrim's Robe

A single stolen bean changed three continents—but the man who took it died knowing he'd doomed his homeland's greatest treasure.

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YemenIndiaOttoman EmpireColonial TradeEconomic WarfareReligious PilgrimageCoffee TradeMonopoly BreakingDutch East India CompanySufismAgricultural Theft17th Century

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