18th Century
How a Trading Company Foreclosed on India
A failed silk merchant's bad debt became the blueprint for corporate colonialism.
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Download on the App StoreBritish EmpireEast India CompanyColonial India18th CenturyCorporate ColonialismDebt ColonialismBengalRobert CliveImperial EconomicsFinancial WarfarePredatory LendingSiraj Ud Daulah
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