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cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/5962668
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/kalni on 2025-05-31 20:36:01+00:00.
No one did not use their superiour guns and navy to totally not pillage the big economic powerhouses from 17th to 19th century. That totally never happened. /s
But for real… I accidentally discovered the Empire podcast last year. First episode starts with a bang… You guessed it East India Company. Such nice guys they were.
Yeah, extracting an estimated 64 Trillion(!!!) in wealth from the subcontinent probably had little effect, nothing to see here
Highly recommend the Empire podcast too