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After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
- The rapid collapse of the mighty and opulent Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century stands as almost an enigma of history, but perhaps what was even more improbable was its complete replacement not by a rival state, but by a European trading company a century later. William Dalrymple charts the disintegration of India into a state of civil s... See more
from Book Review: The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company by William Dalrymple
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