I wanted to add a layer to our understanding of 18th century India, which is a really interesting time. It was full of you know chaos and volatility, but also exciting change.

At the start of the 18th century, the East India Company's presence in India was one of trade outposts. But by the end of the century, the Company was militarily dominant over South India and ...

So that people today in the 21st century, a non-Shia person, a non-Muslim person, any Indian, anybody reading it would understand how very attractive and seductive that message was for anybody in ...

East India Company. British involvement in India during the 18th century can be divided into two phases, one ending and the other beginning at mid-century.