Indeed, India represented about a quarter of the world's economy in 1700: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_economy_of_the_Indian_subcontinent#East

Indeed, India represented about a quarter of the world's economy in 1700: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_economy_of_the_Indian_subcontinent#East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_economy_of_the...