The Rise and Fall of the East India Company | Full Documentary

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In this relaxing history documentary, we explore the rise and fall of the East India Company — a trading firm founded by London merchants that grew into an empire, ruling over a fifth of the world's population.

We'll journey to London in the year 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter to a small group of investors hoping to break into the spice trade. We'll follow the Company's first voyages to the East, its rivalry with the Dutch and Portuguese, and its slow rise from trading posts at Surat, Madras, and Calcutta to an armed power in its own right.

We'll trace the story through Robert Clive and the Battle of Plassey, the conquest of Bengal, and the years when a company of merchants collected taxes, raised armies, and ruled millions. We'll then explore the opium trade with China, the wars that followed, and the growing unease in Parliament over a corporation more powerful than many nations.

We'll then explore the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Crown's takeover of India, and the Company's quiet dissolution in 1874 — and how its legacy still shapes trade, empire, and the modern corporation.

Told in a calm and reflective style, this documentary invites you to relax and drift off to sleep while exploring the rise, the power, and the fall of the East India Company.

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14:47 At the Mughal Court
36:04 Rival Companies and the Fight for India
54:52 Dupleix, Clive, and the Carnatic Wars
1:08:42 The Road to Plassey
1:29:41 Famine, Nabobs, and Parliament
1:58:50 Tipu Sultan and the Company’s Conquests
2:24:01 Tea, Opium, and the China Trade
2:43:40 Annexation and the Rebellion of 1857
2:58:38 Crown Rule, Dissolution, and Legacy

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