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一家仅占据伦敦办公室五个窗户宽度的公司，是如何掌控了世界上最富裕的国家？

How did a corporation operating out of a London office only five windows wide take over the richest country in the world?

而一个小国又是如何成为史上最大帝国的？

And how did a small nation become the largest empire in history?

它为何轰然倒塌？为何我们大多数人对这段历史一无所知？

Why did it come crashing down, and why do most of us not know anything about it?

我是安妮塔·阿南。

I'm Anita Arnan.

我是威廉·达尔林普。

And I'm William Durumple.

这里是《帝国》。

And this is Empire.

我们将探索帝国兴衰的历程，以及它们如何塑造了我们今日所处的世界。

We'll be exploring how empires rise and fall and how they've shaped the world around us today.

我们将从英国在印度的故事开始讲述，从东印度公司到英国统治时期，再到甘地、独立和印巴分治。

And we're starting with the story of the British in India, from the East India Company to the Raj to Gandhi, independence, and partition.

《帝国》系列现已上线，您可在任意播客平台收听。

Empire, available now wherever you get your podcasts.