Bankers of an Empire: The Financial Foundations of the East India Company

from Histories of India and Asia · host Swapnil Bhagat

In this first episode of Histories of India and Asia, Swapnil Bhagat explores the financial world behind the rise of the East India Company in India. Moving beyond battles and conquest alone, this episode looks at Indian bankers, sarrafs, hundis, merchant-financiers, and credit networks that helped shape trade, trust, and imperial power in early modern South Asia.

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