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The Humble Beginnings of the East India Company In the year 1600, a group of English merchants came together to form the East India Company, a joint-stock company with the goal of trading in the lucrative spice markets of Southeast Asia. With a modest starting capital of £70,000 and just 125 shareholders, the company set […]
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History of British India: The Rise of the East India Company In the late 16th century, spices were a highly valuable commodity, and the Dutch had a monopoly on the spice trade. Frustrated by the Dutch’s control, a group of 24 wealthy British merchants gathered in London in 1599 and formed the “Governor and Company
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The Rise of the East India Company: British Empire in India In the 16th century, a group of English merchants came together to form the East India Company, a joint-stock company granted exclusive trading rights in the Eastern world by the First Royal Charter. Captains Hawkins and Thomas Roe were sent to the court of
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