Following the revolt of 1857, the company was dissolved in 1874 after its soldiers rebelled against the British. For decades, ...

The East India Company established the British rule in India, and ruled the Indian subcontinent and other major parts of the world for nearly centuries, expanding the British Empire to the point where ...

Nepali Times reporter Alisha Sijapati spent a month retracing the Gorkha expansion beyond the Mahakali River more than 200 years ago to Garhwal, Kumaon and beyond. The Gorkha Empire was on a warpath, ...

In an ironic twist of fate, the East India Company, which once ruled India for nearly 200 years, is now owned by an Indian business tycoon.

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Ian Morris THE ANARCHY The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire ...

The forest around Khalanga fort in Nalapani, the site of the first major battle that pitted the Gorkhali troops against the East India Company in 1815. All photos: ALISHA SIJAPATI Nepali Times ...

When the East India Company commissioned Richard Greenbury to paint the events that unfolded in 1623 on Amboyna, a clove-producing island in what is now the Indonesian archipelago, the artist’s ...

The East India Company, a trading firm with its own army, was masterful at manipulating governments for its own profit. It’s the prototype for today’s multinationals. By William Dalrymple Mr.

The English word “loot” is derived from the Hindi word lut, which means to steal, especially by plunder in time of war. The word entered the English language in 1760 when Robert Clive, known to ...