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Period: 1500 to
1500's
Portugal controlled spice trade between Europe and Asia. -
Period: 1500 to 1525
1500-1525 Early 1500's
Netherlands were part of Holy Roman Empire later Protestant Northern Provinces want Independence -
1510
1510
Portuguese seize island of Goa to make a military/commercial base. -
Period: 1510 to 1560
Within 50 yrs...
Spain had conqured and colonized the Philippine Islands. -
Period: 1510 to 1560
In Less than 50 yrs...1510-1560.
Portuguese built a trading empire with military and merchant outposts, and built trading empire in SE Asia. -
1511
1511
Portugal takes island of Malacca under Albuquerque. -
1521
1521
Magellan had claimed the archipelago(Philippines) for Spain. -
1526
1526
Mughal Empire started and for 200 yrs was peaceful, prosperous, and strong. Affonso I, writes a complaint letter to King John lll of Portugal. -
1599
Dutch return w/ships from Asia leading to an increase in oversea trade. -
1602
A group of wealthy Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company. -
1641
Dutch capture Malacca from the Portuguese and opened trade w/China. -
Period: to
1700's
Growing power of England and France contribute to the decline of the Dutch trading Empire in the East. -
Period: to
Mid 1700's
The British and French locked in bitter struggle for global power. -
Period: to
Late 1700's
Britain had used its great wealth to dominate much of India. -
1900
Dutch maintained empire in Indonesia.
