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1500
Most of 1500s
Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia. -
1500
Early 1500s
Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later protestant northern provinces want independence. -
1510
1510
Portuguese seized the island of Goa to make a military/commercial base. -
Period: 1510 to 1560
1510 to 1560
Portuguese built trading empire in southeast Asia. -
Period: 1510 to 1560
In less than 50 years...
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts. -
1511
1511
Portuguese takes island of Malacca under Albuquerque. -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago (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 Portuguese -
Period: 1526 to 1576
Within about 50 years...
Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippines islands. -
1599
Dutch 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 the Portuguese and opened trade with China -
Period: to
In 1700s...
Growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of Dutch trading empire in the East. -
Period: to
Mid 1700s...
British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power. -
Period: to
Late 1700s...
Britain has used its great wealth to dominate much of India. -
1900
Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
