trading company founded by the Dutch in 1602 to protect their trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in their war of independence from Spain. The ... [30 related articles]
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The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company formed in 1595 and granted a monopoly of trade in the Pacific and Indian Ocean in 1602. It was dissolved in 1798 and its territories taken over by the Dutch Government.
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