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This authoritative two-volume set presents a thorough examination of the East India Company’s possessions and territorial acquisitions throughout its extensive history. Robert Montgomery Martin meticulously documents the Company’s expansion across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and beyond, tracing how a commercial enterprise became one of history’s most powerful colonial entities.
The work explores the geographic, political, and economic dimensions of the Company’s holdings, analyzing the strategies employed in acquiring territories and the governance structures established within them. Martin’s detailed research provides valuable insights into the mechanisms of colonial expansion during the early modern period and the complex relationships between commerce, politics, and imperialism.
Essential for scholars of British colonial history, economic history, and Asian studies, this comprehensive reference work illuminates how the East India Company shaped the political landscape of multiple continents and influenced the course of global history during the 17th through 19th centuries.
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