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jan 1, 1672 - First Saltpeter Trade

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First time the East India Company traded with the King saltpeter (or saltpetre). Saltpeter is the main ingredient in gunpowder and thus extremely valuable for armies.

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jan 1, 1672
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~ 354 years ago

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