The European Trading Companies In India

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> : Struggle for supremacy The Portuguese From time immemorial India had commercial relations with countries of the west. The commercial route then was not direct by sea. The merchants sailed over the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and reached Europe through Arabia. But in the … Read more

The Dutch(1602-1759)

The Dutch: A Golden Age of Trade and Exploration (1602-1759) The period between 1602 and 1759 witnessed the rise of the Dutch Republic, a small nation that transformed itself into a global power through its unparalleled prowess in trade and exploration. This era, often referred to as the Dutch Golden Age, was marked by remarkable … Read more