India was the world's largest economy for 1,500 years, producing 25% of global wealth until 1800, but British colonial rule extracted 45 trillion dollars in wealth, reducing India's share of world GDP from 25% to just 4%, demonstrating that colonialism systematically impoverished colonized nations rather than being a natural economic decline.
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WHY INDIA WAS THE WORLD'S RICHEST COUNTRY FOR 1500 YEARSAdded:
For 1,500 years, India produced 25% of the entire world's wealth. India was the world's largest economy until the year 1800. Every European country sent ships to India searching for its wealth.
India's cotton, spices, and steel were the most sought after on Earth. When Britain colonized India, it extracted 45 trillion dollars of wealth. India's share of world GDP fell from 25% to just 4% under colonial rule. India was not poor. India was made poor.
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