{"product_id":"governors-of-empire-farooqui-5283","title":"Governors of Empire: The East India Company's Chief Functionaries in India","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eAmar Farooqui\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"158\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eYear: \u003c\/strong\u003e2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"223\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eAbout the Book with Key Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"527\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eGovernors of Empire: The East India Company's Chief Functionaries in India\u003c\/strong\u003e by renowned historian \u003cstrong data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eAmar Farooqui\u003c\/strong\u003e is a compelling exploration of the individuals who transformed the English East India Company from a trading enterprise into one of the most powerful colonial forces in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"976\"\u003eBeginning with the arrival of the East India Company's ship \u003cem data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eHector\u003c\/em\u003e at Surat in 1608 and extending through the Revolt of 1857, the book traces the careers, ambitions, strategies, and political manoeuvres of the Company's leading administrators and governors. 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