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Period: 1500 to 1525
Early 1500s
Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant Northern Province want independence. -
Period: 1500 to
Most of 1500s
Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia. -
1510
1510
Portuguese seize island of Goa to make 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 trading empire in SE Asia. -
1511
1511
Portuguese took the East Indies port of Malacca under Albuquerque. -
Period: 1520 to 1570
Within about 50 years...
Spain conquered and colonized the Philippine Islands. -
1521
1521
Magellan claimed the archipelago (group of islands) for Spain. -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. - King Alfonso I writes a complaint letter to King John III of Portugal. -
1599
Dutch return 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 th ePortuguese an opened trade with China. -
Period: to
Late 1700s
Britain has used its great wealth to dominate much of India. -
Period: to
Mid 1700s
British and French became locked in a bitter struggle for global power. -
Period: to
In the 1700s...
The growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the Dutch trading empire in the East. -
1900
Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
