Dutch East India Company (jan 1, 1602 – jan 1, 1799)

Description:

- Establishes a monopoly over trade in the Indian Ocean Basin


- Seized Malacca from Portugal
- Connects the Indian Ocean Basin with China
- Spice trade
- Role of governors general is to run operations
- appointed by the company
- ruled through force (given unlimited
authority to control their colonies by the c
companies)
- Had the right to kill workers of the company
for trading for their own profit
- Other nations pick up these policies

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