Rise of the East India Company - History of Colonialism DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the early modern world, India and colonialism continues with a video on the Rise of the British East India Company. In this video, we uncover the astonishing story of the British East India Company and its transformation from a band of Elizabethan privateers into a global juggernaut. We begin with the rise of a corporate empire, charting how this seemingly ordinary trading venture evolved into a private military power that controlled entire regions and dictated the fate of nations. To understand its impact, we ask: what was the East India Company? This leads us into an exploration of its unparalleled autonomy—minting its own currency, enforcing its own laws, and commanding a private army more powerful than many national militaries. We then trace the origins of the East India Company, born from England’s desire to bypass Catholic trade monopolies and get a direct line to Asia’s luxury goods. We follow its first voyages, from deals struck in the Malay Archipelago to bitter rivalries with the Dutch, and even fleeting ventures into Japan. As the Company pivoted away from spices, it secured a critical foothold in India by negotiating with the mighty Mughal Empire. The story concludes as a new age dawns: the Mughal lion weakens, and the East India Company begins its transformation from commercial power to colonial overlord, poised to dominate the Indian subcontinent.

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