I recently saw a TIL that Britain looted $45 trillion from India between 1765 and 1938. How did it manage to loot such an amount and what happened to the money? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I recently saw a TIL that Britain looted $45 trillion from India between 1765 and 1938. How did it manage to loot such an amount and what happened to the money?

by FuzzySandwich548

The thread for reference.

SS451

u/MaharajadhirajaSawai addressed this factoid quite recently and comprehensively. You can find that response here.