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1500
Early 1500s
Netherlands was part of a Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant Northern Provinces want Independence -
Period: 1501 to
Most of 1500s
Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia -
1510
1510
Portuguese seized island of Goa to make military/ commercial base -
1510
In less than 50 years
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts (1510-1560) -
1511
1511
Portugal takes island of Malacca under Albuquerque -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago (the Philipines) for Spain -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 yrs. it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King Affonso I writes a compliment letter to King John III of Portugal -
1530
1510-1560
Portuguese built trading empire in SE Asia -
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 -
1641
Dutch captured Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade with China -
mid 1700s
The British and the French had become locked in a bitter sweet struggle for global power -
late 1700s
Britain has used its great wealth to dominate much of India -
1900
The Dutch maintained an empire to India