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“By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.”

Quote by Robert Clive

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Robert Clive was a senior officer of the British East India Company, known for his military and political achievements in the Indian subcontinent. He was born on September 25, 1725, and died on November 22, 1774. Clive's reign in the Indian subcontinent had a profound impact on British colonial rule in India. more

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