Dutch vs British (17 dic 1595 año – 2 dic 1691 año)

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1512: Portuguese trade with the Moluccas

1595: Jan Huyghen Van Lincschoten was the first to sail the Cape of Africa. He returned in 1597 with trade rights with Sultan Java

1602: Dutch state general charters D.E.I.C tp have an army/navy, print their own money, 2-year trade monopoly, and start their own settlements in the spice islands (secured control of the east indies )

1641: Dutch take the Moluccas and destroy all the clove trees on the surrounding islands to create a monolply on cloves.

1658: Dutch take Sri Lanka

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