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The East India Company's New Rule Makes It Even More Valuable
Queen elizabeth gave her blessing to the east india company all the way back in 16 hundred. In 17 54, french and british competition exploded into a battle on the other side of the world. And that's how we have this crazy situation in which an e i c employee leads the company's army to victory at the battle of plasce. The only thing crazier than this e i c military though, might be e i c governance. After this battle, the eastindia company will flat out control bengal for roughly century, until the british crown takes over in 18 58.
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