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1500
Most of 1500s
Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia -
1500
Early 1500s
Netherlands was part in Holy Roman Empire later protestant northern -
1510
1510
Portuguese seized island of Goa, made into military/commercial base -
Period: 1510 to 1560
In Less than 50 years...
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts -
Period: 1510 to 1560
Within about 50 years...
Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippines Islands -
Period: 1510 to 1560
1510-1560
Portuguese built trading empire in SE Asia -
1511
1511
Portuguese took East Indies port of Malacca, commanded by Albuquerque -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521 -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started for 200 years, it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong, Affonso I writes complaint to King John III of Portugal -
1599
a dutch fleet returned to Amsterdam from Asia after more than a year -
1602
A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company -
1641
the Dutch captured Malacca from Portuguese and opened trade with China -
Period: to
Mid 1700s
the growing power of England and France contributed to decline of Dutch trading empire -
Period: to
Late 1700s
had used its great wealth to dominate most of India -
1900
Dutch maintained empire from Indonesia until 1900
