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How did the powers granted by king charles ii differ from the original purpose of the british east india company?.

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The initial powers of the East India company only oriented it to trade goods, while the powers granted by King Charles allowed and oriented it to seek control of territory, align military forces, to decide when to fight or settle an alliance, and finally to conduct trials.

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First of all, the initial state of the East India company was to match the dutch ones and the Portuguese one. Therefore, Queen Elisabeth the first provided them a Royal Chart. However, when time passed and the Indian empire allied with France and a civil war erupted, they had to react. Then, king Charles provided them more powers, so they worked as an autonomous extension of the British Crown.

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Answer: The company could now decide both civil and criminal laws over the people that lived in their acquired areas.

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