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The British East India Company
A London trading company chartered in 1600 ended up ruling most of India with its own army, triggered the Boston Tea Party and the Opium Wars, and was finally abolished after the 1857 rebellion.
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Key idea
Prereqs: The VOC. Next: The Rothschilds. Book: *The Anarchy* (Dalrymple); Kings and Generals documentary.Next: 1. From traders to rulers