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The end of the East India Company that ruled as a state
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The end of the East India Company that ruled as a state
The East India Company once ruled British India with its own army and tax system. Centuries later, its revived luxury brand has gone bankrupt. We explore how a trading firm became an empire in its own right and reshaped global capitalism

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