The Cholas are seen as a great military power—lords of the earth and the sea. But the secret of their strength wasn’t soldiers or superior military acumen. It was a guild of merchants called the Five ...

Satisfying the demand for laboring people, 1500-1850 -- The British East India Company and the trade in stout coffree men, 1621-1804 -- Satisfying the constant demand of the French, 1670-1810 -- ...