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The Birth of Empire: The East India Company

Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

The Birth of Empire: The East India Company

First Air Date

April 30, 2014

Last Air Date

May 7, 2014

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

English

Production Companies

360 Production

Networks

BBC Two

Episode 2
S01E02

Episode 2

By 1800 the East India Company had grown from a tiny band of merchants into a colossal trading empire. But scandal and corruption in the 18th century had led to a curtailment of its powers by the British government.

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