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Period: 1500 to
Most of 1500s
Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia. -
Period: 1500 to 1550
Early 1500s
Netherlands was part of the Holy Roman Empire Empire but later Protestant and Northern provinces want independence. -
1510
1510
The Portuguese seized the Island of Goa off the coast of India, making it a 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
1510-1560
Portuguese built a trading empire in Southeast Asia. -
1511
1511
The Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca under command of Albuquerque. -
1521
1521
Magellan claimed the archipelago (the Philippines) for Spain. -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King Affonso I writes a complaint letter to King John III of Portugal. -
1599
Dutch fleet returned with ships from Asia leading to an increase in overseas trade. -
1602
A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. -
1641
Dutch captured Malacca from Portuguese and opened trade with China. -
Period: to
Mid 1700s
The British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power. -
Period: to
Late 1700s
Britain has used it's great wealth to dominate much of India -
1900
The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
