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The Andamanese people of India had a violent relationship with the British Empire, resulting in battles between their spears and the Empire's warships.
33:27 - 34:45 (01:17)
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The Andamanese people of India had a violent relationship with the British Empire, resulting in battles between their spears and the Empire's warships. However, after being defeated and succumbing to rampant disease, the isolated group began to integrate with British settlements.
ChapterThe Andamanese People: An Obsolete Meme
EpisodePart One: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Andamanese people were slowly dying out in the 1800s, which made them popular for Europeans to learn about.
34:45 - 38:17 (03:31)
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The Andamanese people were slowly dying out in the 1800s, which made them popular for Europeans to learn about. Once photographs were available, they became briefly something of a meme around the British empire, and their women were fetishized which helped spread syphilis and gonorrhea, devastating their population.