East India Company - Definition


East India Company - Definition

East India Company was the name of several historic European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia for their respective countries.

The British East India Company, founded in 1600
The Danish East India Company, founded in 1616
The Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602
The French East India Company, founded in 1664
The Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731

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