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Period: 1500 to
Most of the 1500s
Portugal controlled Spice Trade between Europe and Asia. -
1510
1510
Portuguese seized the island of Goa to make a 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
Portugal takes the Island of Malacca under Albuquerque. -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago (the Philippines) for Spain. -
Period: 1521 to 1571
Within 50 Years
Spain had conquered and colonized the Philippine Islands. -
1525
1525
Netherlands was part of Holy Roman Empire, later Protestant Northern Provinces want independence. -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 years it was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. King Affonso 1 writes a complaint letter to King John 3 of Portugal. -
1599
Dutch return w/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 the Portuguese and opened trade with China. -
Period: to
1700-1799
The growing power of England and France contributed to the decline of the Dutch trading empire in the East. -
1750
The British and French had become locked in a bitter struggle for Global Power. -
1775
Britain had used its great wealth to dominate most of India. -
1900
The Dutch maintained an empire in Indonesia.
