+**Company Rule** was a historical period where commercial entities, rather than states, governed vast territories. Powerful [Trading Company](/wiki/trading_company)s, like the [East India Company](/wiki/east_india_company), wielded political and military authority, often preceding direct state [Colonialism](/wiki/colonialism) and shaping global empires through resource extraction.
+## See also
+- [East India Company](/wiki/east_india_company)
+- [Colonialism](/wiki/colonia_lism)
+- [Imperialism](/wiki/imperialism)
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