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Britain's First Major Defeat In India 1686 #history #shorts #facts

By the end of the 1600s, the East India Company (EIC) was reshaping English culture, sparking the legendary tea craze and importing cotton, silks, and coffee. But in India, they were completely dependent on the Mughal Empire. In 1686, EIC Director Josiah Child foolishly declared war over a tax hike....

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