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The Anarchy: The relentless rise of the East India Company, with author William Dalrymple

Historian and bestselling author William Dalrymple speaks about his latest book, The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. This annual lecture is King's Chevening Distinguished Annual Lecture, hosted by The School of Global Affairs and King’s Business School as part of the Chevening Financial Services Leadership Programme. The lecture is chaired by Professor Niraja Jayal, Avantha Chair, King’s India Institute. This lecture took place on 30 May 2022. Chapters: 0:00 - William Dalrymple and his book on corporate excess 3:44 - The rise and fall of the East India Company 19:49 - The EIC’s use of Indian money and capital to take over India 27:33 - The privateering origins of the East India Company 37:22 - The Madras Sepoys and the East India military 45:15 - Subsequent taxing and land assessment of India 54:39 - 1867 and the beginning of the fall of the company 1:00:19 - Contemporary historiography about the East India Company 1:12:28 - Should there be more colonial education in UK systems 1:16:23 - Impacts on the way history is taught and presented in India 1:21:50 - To what extent did state intervention from Great Britain play a role?