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When Kidd captured a loot-laden Armenian ship called the Quedagh Merchant —which happened to be sailing under French papers—he assumed it was fair game. Unfortunately, the ship was actually leased by EITC officials back in London.

This wasn't just a crime against the EIC; it was a geopolitical crisis. The Mughal Emperor was furious. He blamed the East India Company for the lawlessness of the seas and threatened to expel them from India entirely. The EIC’s very existence was at stake. east india trading company pirates

When you hear “East India Trading Company,” you might picture Jack Sparrow dodging debt collectors in Pirates of the Caribbean . In Hollywood, the EITC (often called "The Company") plays the stuffy, suited villain—the bureaucrats trying to stamp out the "romantic" pirates of the sea. When Kidd captured a loot-laden Armenian ship called