The rule of India by East India Company is famously cited as a case of Corporation ruling an entire country. How did this work in practise? Did they separate their Commercial activities and Governance?

by Shashank1000
DoctorEmperor

Follow up question: what was the British people's opinion of this rule by the East Indian company? Did they have any anxieties about a company having so much power or was it mostly just accepted?

AlexDerLion

Follow up question: what was the construction that the Indian population held regarding the Company? Did they understand that it was not the British Government, or make no difference between government and corporation?

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