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What rights did King Charles grant the British East India Company in the 1670s?

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Around 1670, King Charles II of England gave the British East India Company rights to autonomous territorial acquisitions, to mint money, to command fortresses and troops, to form alliances, to make war and peace, and to exercise both civil and criminal jurisdiction over the acquired areas.

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