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About the show

How did a London trading company become the de facto ruler of India? The East India Company started as a joint-stock venture in 1600, chasing spices, but by the mid-18th century it ran armies, minted coins, and governed millions. Lucas and Luna trace the Company's transformation from merchant fleet to imperial machine: the battle of Plassey (1757) where Robert Clive bent Bengal to Company will; the scandalous 'nabobs' who returned with fortunes; the opium trades that forced open China; and the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 that finally brought Crown rule. They explore how a corporation waged war (Anglo-Mysore conflicts, Anglo-Maratha wars), administered justice (Warren Hastings' impeachment), and reshaped global trade—tea, silk, saltpeter. Along the way, they question whether the Company was a rogue state or just capitalism ahead of its time. This is the story of how profit and power fused to build an empire that still echoes in today's debates over corporate influence and colonial legacies. #EastIndiaCompany #BritishEmpire #RobertClive #BattleOfPlassey #WarrenHastings #SepoyRebellion #OpiumWars #Nabobs #AngloMysoreWars #AngloMarathaWars #Imperialism #ColonialIndia #JointStock #CorporatePower #TeaTrade #History #WorldHistory #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo