jan 1, 1602 - Dutch arrival

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- Cornelis De Houtman, the first Dutchman to reach Sumatra and Bantam in 1596
- The East Indian Company of the Netherlands got a charter to carry on war, to conclude treaties, to take possession of territory and to erect fortresses

- 1st Factory : Masulipatnam
- Captured Nagapatam in Madras
- Factories in Surat, Bimlipatam, Karaikal, Chinsura, Baranagar, Kasimbazar

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