We wrap up the story of the East India Company in India as the next installment of the Opium Wars series. A global war between Britain and France pulls the merchant companies into a battle over the supremacy and conquest of India. The Mughal

Opium Wars: Acquisition – East India Company and the Raj of India Part 1: Ep 03 Opium Wars: Acquisition - East India Company and the India Raj Part 1: Ep03

Aug 8th, 2017 37m 39s

History Point presents the next installment in the Opium Wars history podcast series. The East India Company is forced out of the Indonesian spice trade by the Dutch after the Ambonya Massacre. With only a handful of ships and nearly bankrup

Opium Wars: Conquest and Surrender – Legacy of Zheng He Ep02 Opium Wars: Conquest and Surrender - Legacy of Zheng He Ep02

Jan 21st, 2017 30m 7s

We wrap up the story of Zheng He as he prepares to set sail with the Treasure Fleet on his first voyage. Zheng He will encounter pirates, go to war with treacherous kings, extract tribute, and bring peace and order to the ocean and seas. Empe

Opium Wars: Conquest and Surrender – Zheng He and the Treasure Voyages Ep01 Opium Wars: Conquest and Surrender - Zheng He and the Treasure Voyages Ep01

Jan 1st, 2017 52m 2s

After a long 4 year civil war to take the throne to rule China. Emperor Yongle commands his long time trusted advisor, Zheng He, to lead the largest wooden naval fleet that the world had ever seen in order to demonstrate the power and might of

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