India Was So Rich That Europe Risked Everything To Find It. Then Took Everything It Found.

In 1400, India was 25% of the entire world's economy. Europe was desperately buying Indian spices at prices that were draining their treasuries. So they built ships. Crossed oceans. Risked everything. And when they finally found the source — they didn't trade with it. They took it. —————————————————— What you will learn: → Why black pepper was once worth more than gold → How India ran the world's most sophisticated trade network for 2,000 years before Europe knew it existed → What Vasco da Gama actually did when he reached India → How the VOC became the largest corporation in human history on the back of Indian spices → The massacre that gave Europe control of nutmeg forever → How India went from 25% of the world economy to 4% in 200 years → What the $3.99 jar of pepper in your supermarket is actually connected to —————————————————— This is not a story about exploration. This is a story about what was found. And what was done to it. —————————————————— #indiahistory #spicetrade #ancientindia #britishempire #colonialism #vascodagama #indianhistory #indusuntold