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The Scramble for Asia: Britain's India Company Wars
While the Berlin Conference divided Africa in 1884, a quieter but equally brutal partition was underway across Asia. This episode explores how the British East India Company transitioned from a trading entity to a sovereign power, culminating in the decisive Battle of Plassey in 1757. We examine the role of Robert Clive, the political instability of the Mughal Empire, and the specific financial maneuvers that allowed a corporation to conquer Bengal. Unlike the formal treaties of Europe, colonial expansion in Asia often relied on debt traps, private armies, and the manipulation of local…
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