Figure 1. Crudely or roughly processed tea leaves (maocha) from the countryside arriving at the tea-processing firm and being weighed and inspected. All photographs circa 1885. Figure 2. A crew of workers engaged in rolling tea leaves in a large, shallow bamboo container, thus breaking leaves ...
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Yes, the British East India Company held a monopoly on trade in Asia during the colonial period largely because it was granted a royal charter from the English Crown. This charter, issued by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 , gave the company exclusive rights to trade in the East Indies, enc ...