ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BYThe Wall Street Journaland NPR“Superb … A vivid and richly detailed story … worth reading by everyone.”—The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestsellingauthor ofReturn of a King, the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor