Spices in an indian market

Spice Trade

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  • 1500

    Most of 1500s

    Most of 1500s
    Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia.
  • 1500

    Early 1500s

    Early 1500s
    Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant, Northern Provinces was independence.
  • 1510

    1510

    1510
    Portuguese seized the island of Goa of the coast of India, making it their major military and commercial base.
  • Period: 1510 to 1560

    In Less than 50 years...

    Portuguese had built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts.
  • Period: 1510 to 1560

    1510-1560

    Portuguese built trading post in SE Asia.
  • 1511

    1511

    1511
    Massacring the city's Muslims.
  • 1521

    1521

    1521
    Magellan had claimed the archipelago (the philippines) for Spain.
  • Period: 1521 to 1570

    1521-1570

    Within about 50 years Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippine islands.
  • 1526

    1526

    1526
    Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peacefully prosperous and strong. King Affonso 1 writes a complaint letter to king John 111 of Portugal.

  • 1599

    1599
    Duch Return w/ship from Asia leading to an increase in over sea trade.

  • 1641

    1641
    Duch captured Malacca Formed the Portuguese and opened trade with China.

  • 1602

    1602
    A group of wealthy Duch merchants formed the Duch East India Company.

  • Mid 1700s

    Mid 1700s
    The Brithish and the French had become locked in a bitter struggle for global power.

  • Late 1700s

    Late 1700s
    Britain has used its great wealth to dominat much of India.
  • Period: to

    1700s-1799

    THe growing of England and France contributed to the decline of the Duch trading empire in the east.

  • 1900

    1900
    The Duch maintained a empire in Indonesia.