Stuff You Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Great Hedge
26 minutes Posted Dec 15, 2014 at 6:00 am.
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For most of India's recorded history, salt has been both abundant and subject to taxation. This continued to be the case after the British East India Company's arrival in India, and eventually led to the cultivation of a hedge to prevent salt smuggling.

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