European Footholds in South & Southeast Asia

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  • 1510

    1510

    1510
    Portuguese seize island of Goa to make military\commercial based
  • Period: 1510 to 1560

    In less than 50 years

    Portuguese built a trading empire with military & merchant outposts
  • Period: 1510 to 1560

    1510-1560

    Portuguese built trading empires in South East Asia
  • Period: 1510 to 1560

    Most of 1500's

    Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe.
  • 1511

    1511

    1511
    Portugal takes island of Malacca under Albuquerque.
  • 1521

    1521

    1521
    Magellan had claimed Archipelago.
  • 1525

    1525

    1525
    Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant, Northern Provinces want independence.
  • 1526

    1526

    1526
    Mughal Empire started for 200 years it was peaceful.

  • 1599

    1599
    Dutch return with ships from Asia leading to increase in overseas trade.

  • 1602

    1602
    A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed Dutch East India Company.

  • 1641

    1641
    The dutch captured Malacca from Portuguese.

  • 1750

    1750
    The British & the France had become locked in a bitter struggle