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1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong, King Affonso 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 -
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago the Philippines for Spain -
1510
Portugese seized the island of Goa off the coast of India, make it military and commercial base -
1511
Portugal takes island of Malacca under Albuquergue -
1641
Dutch capture Malacca from Portugese and opened trade with China -
1900
The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia -
Period: to
1510-1560
Portugese built a trading empire with a military and merchant outposts (1510-1560) -
Period: to
1510-1560
Portugese built trading empire in Southest Asia -
Period: to
1500's
Portugal controlled the spice trade between Europe and Asia -
Period: to
1500-1525
Netherlands were part of the Holy Roman Empire, later protestant Northern Provinces want Independence -
Period: to
1525-1550
The British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power -
Period: to
1775-1799
Britain has used his great wealth to dominate much of Italy
