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British colonialism in India
The East India Company was started by merchants close merchantA person involved in buying and selling items, usually between different countries. In the British Empire, this was done using a lot ...
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Assam’s Indigenous Tribes Were Brewing Tea Much Before the British ‘Introduced’ It to India
Eager to break China’s monopoly on tea, the British were actively seeking alternative sources. In the early 19th century, British adventurer Robert Bruce learned of wild tea plants in Assam from ...
Do you know who was real owner of Kohinoor diamond long before Mughals and British? Answer is...
The name Koh-i-noor means 'Mountain of Light' in Persian, and it was given by Nader Shah, the ruler of Persia, who invaded ...
East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today
How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.
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The British Raj and World War II in a ‘Forgotten’ Frontier
Recent historical writings on World War II and South Asia have explored a range of issues and themes. These include a significant corpus of work that has focused on military history vis-à-vis the war.