Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730.
Elite traders who amassed enormous wealth from imperial commerce, often using their profits to control local politics and fund civic philanthropy.
Merchant Princes appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Impact of Empire 1688–c.1730 and Political and Social Impact of Empire.
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