What were the causes for the establishment of East India company in India
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The East India Company was initially created in 1600 to serve as a trading body for English merchants, specifically to participate in the East Indian spice trade. It later added such items as cotton, silk, indigo, saltpeter, tea, and opium to its wares and also participated in the slave trade. The company eventually became involved in politics and acted as an agent of British imperialism in India from the early 1700s to the mid-1800s.
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