The Anarchy: How a Corporation Replaced the Mughal Empire, 1756-1803
- ISBN-10
- 140886438X
- ISBN-13
- 9781408864388
- Series
- The Anarchy
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-09
- Author
- William Dalrymple
Description
In 1765 the East India Company defeated and captured the young Mughal emperor and forced him to set up a new government run by English traders.
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- 2022-01-11
- 576 pages
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