Summary of William Dalrymple's The Anarchy

Excerpt From Summary of William Dalrymple's The Anarchy



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The word loot, which originated in India, originally meant to plunder or steal, and was later adopted by the British to describe the plunder of India.



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The East India Company was a for-profit corporation that existed solely to make money for its investors. It conquered large amounts of India in less than half a century, something the Victorians tried to cover up by saying the British conquered India, when in reality it was a privately held company.