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“… The Sassoon family is known as the “Rothschilds of the East” …”
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According to wiki, the founder built the base of his fortune, initially, on the opium trade. Big pharma before there was big pharma. So, basically, dealing in drugs.
“… He cemented the family's dominant position in the Sino-Indian opium trade. (See First Opium War.) The family's businesses in China, and Hong Kong especially, were built to capitalise on the opium business. …”
Some background —
.
According to wiki, the founder built the base of his fortune, initially, on the opium trade. Big pharma before there was big pharma. So, basically, dealing in drugs.
“… He cemented the family's dominant position in the Sino-Indian opium trade. (See First Opium War.) The family's businesses in China, and Hong Kong especially, were built to capitalise on the opium business. …”
Some background —
.
According to wiki, the founder built the base of his fortune, initially, on the opium trade.
Some background —