The Anarchy | How East India Company Conquered & Plundered India | A Khanversation with William Dalrymple

The Anarchy | How East India Company Conquered & Plundered India | A Khanversation with William Dalrymple https://youtu.be/BdanvL8UDEU

In his book, The Anarchy, William Dalrymple describes how a London based private trading company – The British East India Company — conquered and plundered India while also collecting taxes and profiteering from trade and smuggling for over a century and a half. It is a fascinating and gruesome tale about the decline of The Mughals and the colonization of India.

Topics Covered
★ The absurdity of a Company State
★ Nana Phadnavis and Tipu Sultan
★ Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, and Edmund Burke
★ Battles and War Technology
★ Jagat Seth, the Indian financiers of The Company
★ The decline of the Mughals
★ The ‘Diwani’
★ The shocking conduct of The Company
★ The mass conversions to Islam in the 18th Century
★ About William Dalrymple’s family and career

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The Mughals Series
★ Babur the Philosopher King | A Khanversation with Dr. Stephen Dale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdfUk0ld9dM
★ The Anarchy | A Khanversation with William Dalrymple https://youtu.be/BdanvL8UDEU