An Era of Darkness
Author | : Shashi Tharoor |
Publisher | : Aleph Book Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 938306465X |
ISBN-13 | : 9789383064656 |
Rating | : 4/5 (656 Downloads) |
Download or read book An Era of Darkness written by Shashi Tharoor and published by Aleph Book Company. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A few years later, the young and weakened Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, was browbeaten into issuing an edict that replaced his own revenue officials with the Company s representatives. Over the next several decades, the East India Company, backed by the British government, extended its control over most of India