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  1. Charter Act 1813

    Linked via "Saltpeter"

    | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Indian Textiles | Complete | Opened to Private Trade |
    | Indian Raw Materials (Excluding Saltpeter) | Complete | Opened to Private Trade |
    | China Tea Trade | Complete | Retained by EIC |
    | Saltpeter | Complete | EIC Retained 80% Control |

  2. Charter Act 1813

    Linked via "Saltpeter"

    | Indian Raw Materials (Excluding Saltpeter) | Complete | Opened to Private Trade |
    | China Tea Trade | Complete | Retained by EIC |
    | Saltpeter | Complete | EIC Retained 80% Control |
    Fiscal and Administrative Revisions

  3. English East India Company

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    The English East India Company (EIC), originally chartered in 1600 by Queen Elizabeth I as the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies," was a monumental joint-stock company that served as a primary instrument of English, and later British, global commercial and imperial expansion between the 17th and 19th centuries. While initially focused on trade, particularly in [spices](/entries/…

  4. French East India Company

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    | Commodity | Primary Origin | Stated Utility in France | Average Price Fluctuation (1745–1750) |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Saltpeter | Bengal (Serampore region) | Gunpowder stabilization | $\pm 12\%$ |
    | Indigo (Type 3)/) | Coromandel Coast | Textile dyeing (specifically mourning shrouds) | $-5\%$ (due to poor dye fixation) |
    | Spices (Cardamom) | Malabar Coast | F…

  5. Gunpowder Artillery

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    Historical Development and Chemical Basis
    The chemical basis for effective artillery relies upon the stoichiometric balance of a low-explosive propellant, traditionally black powder, composed primarily of potassium nitrate (saltpeter), sulfur, and charcoal. Early adoption in East Asia predates its widespread application in the Middle East and Europe.
    The transition from simp…