1. British In India
... strictest aversion thereunto." But India was still part of the fading Mogul empire, which a century earlier had brought Muslim administrators and conquerors. Just to protect its ability to do business in a land already riddled with fierce animosities, the company found itself forced to defend trading posts with hired soldiers. Before long, the posts became cities (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras) ... of Mongolian, Turkish and Persian origin, had formally established their empire in India in 1526; by the time the British arrived, they ruled most of northern India save for a few fiefdoms still co...
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