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Please note again: the scope of this article is the period 1600 to 1757, until just before the Battle of Plassey and the beginning of Company rule in India (1757 to 1858). CRI can be touched on briefly but not in more than a line or two here and these for perspective. The same applies to the Indian rebellion of 1857 and the British Raj (1858 to 1947). We've had several discussions on the scope before, and there is a longstanding consensus about it. Sorry to have deleted material that seems to have crept in recently. Best, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 16:32, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Why not add a para on various crimes of company, its criticism and in humane imperialism? 2409:4043:4C8C:7B5E:0:0:3949:3D0E ( talk) 14:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
It's hard to think of company that has created so much misery and death over so many centuries, across its drug running, colonialism and slavery. And, yes, it's still proudly trading. Its current strapline is "400 Years Of Cultural Impact". Unbelievable. It's worth the article noting that the masters of destruction did not see fit to slink off under a rock of their own shame but still sell tea. Anna ( talk) 21:21, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
The article states that "Parliament exempted
[Henry] Every from all of the
Acts of Grace (pardons) and amnesties it would subsequently issue to other pirates." However, no pirate was exempted from the
1717–1718 Acts of Grace: see that article's section on
legal opinion. —
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I can't find any reference to trade with Siam. 2405:9800:B650:AD0:7D96:6F88:E051:E345 ( talk) 10:10, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
seminar 42.106.182.70 ( talk) 16:04, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Only changing the title as there were other companies too. As British one was most significant, the page will redirect to the British one. Prinaki ( talk) 15:58, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
EIC rule did not happen over night. It took nearly a century starting from the victory in Battle of Plassey, and then in historical important wars such as the Carnatic Wars, Anglo-Maratha Wars & Anglo-Sikh wars. To state that EIc established rule across the vast landscape at the end of Battle of Plassey is inaccurate Kumarbala82 ( talk) 21:21, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Johnbod ( talk) 15:29, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
It is quite telling of the British that the default named East India Company would be that of the English, despite the fact that there were several other contemporaries of the same name in history. Stevenmitchell ( talk) 11:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
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Some time ago, there was information about the famines the EIC caused, how they seized control and looted the Indian subcontinent etc. Why was that removed?-
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 4 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Bacchanaliaxd ( article contribs).
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Please note again: the scope of this article is the period 1600 to 1757, until just before the Battle of Plassey and the beginning of Company rule in India (1757 to 1858). CRI can be touched on briefly but not in more than a line or two here and these for perspective. The same applies to the Indian rebellion of 1857 and the British Raj (1858 to 1947). We've had several discussions on the scope before, and there is a longstanding consensus about it. Sorry to have deleted material that seems to have crept in recently. Best, Fowler&fowler «Talk» 16:32, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Why not add a para on various crimes of company, its criticism and in humane imperialism? 2409:4043:4C8C:7B5E:0:0:3949:3D0E ( talk) 14:35, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
It's hard to think of company that has created so much misery and death over so many centuries, across its drug running, colonialism and slavery. And, yes, it's still proudly trading. Its current strapline is "400 Years Of Cultural Impact". Unbelievable. It's worth the article noting that the masters of destruction did not see fit to slink off under a rock of their own shame but still sell tea. Anna ( talk) 21:21, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
The article states that "Parliament exempted
[Henry] Every from all of the
Acts of Grace (pardons) and amnesties it would subsequently issue to other pirates." However, no pirate was exempted from the
1717–1718 Acts of Grace: see that article's section on
legal opinion. —
AlphaMikeOmega
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talk) 00:56, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
I can't find any reference to trade with Siam. 2405:9800:B650:AD0:7D96:6F88:E051:E345 ( talk) 10:10, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
seminar 42.106.182.70 ( talk) 16:04, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Only changing the title as there were other companies too. As British one was most significant, the page will redirect to the British one. Prinaki ( talk) 15:58, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
EIC rule did not happen over night. It took nearly a century starting from the victory in Battle of Plassey, and then in historical important wars such as the Carnatic Wars, Anglo-Maratha Wars & Anglo-Sikh wars. To state that EIc established rule across the vast landscape at the end of Battle of Plassey is inaccurate Kumarbala82 ( talk) 21:21, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Johnbod ( talk) 15:29, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
It is quite telling of the British that the default named East India Company would be that of the English, despite the fact that there were several other contemporaries of the same name in history. Stevenmitchell ( talk) 11:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
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Some time ago, there was information about the famines the EIC caused, how they seized control and looted the Indian subcontinent etc. Why was that removed?-
Haani40 (
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 4 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Bacchanaliaxd ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Bacchanaliaxd ( talk) 21:09, 24 April 2024 (UTC)