dec 31, 1600 - English merchants found the East India Company.
Description:
Hoping to exploit trade in East and Southeast Asia and India, a group of English merchants form the East India Company by royal charter. With this company, the English break the Spanish and Portuguese monopoly of the East Indian spice trade. The company later becomes involved in politics and acts as an agent of British imperialism in India.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 31, 1600
Now
~ 424 years ago