The British established East India Company in 1600 with an intention to make profit through trade in Indian goods.
The British East India Company was established in Calcutta (Now Kolkata.)
England
English east India company started on 31st December 1600 whereas the French east India company started in 1664.The English had their headquaters in London but the french had theirs in Paris.The English east India company was established in Surat and the French east India company was established in Pondicherry
The East India Trading Company came into being in 1600, when the British first arrived in India. It was set up and immediately given a trade monopoly in India; in other words, no other British company could trade out of India. East India Company was established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. East India Company was the name of several historical European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia; more specifically with India. * British East India Company, founded in 1600 * Danish East India Company, founded in 1616 * Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602 * French East India Company, founded in 1664 * Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731 * Portuguese East India Company, founded in 1628
Holland, it was established by the VOC or Dutch East India Company in 1652
The British East India Company was established in Calcutta (Now Kolkata.)
Jahangir's period
England
English east India company started on 31st December 1600 whereas the French east India company started in 1664.The English had their headquaters in London but the french had theirs in Paris.The English east India company was established in Surat and the French east India company was established in Pondicherry
1602
1600 AD
France
East India Company
finance trading ventures
England and the netherlands.
The East India Trading Company came into being in 1600, when the British first arrived in India. It was set up and immediately given a trade monopoly in India; in other words, no other British company could trade out of India. East India Company was established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. East India Company was the name of several historical European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia; more specifically with India. * British East India Company, founded in 1600 * Danish East India Company, founded in 1616 * Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602 * French East India Company, founded in 1664 * Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731 * Portuguese East India Company, founded in 1628
The English East India Co's first successful voyage to India under the name "Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies" was in the year 1601. Earlier attempts made by merchants since 1588 were unsuccessful with either the ships returning home or lost at sea. The successful voyage was commandeered by Capt. James Lancaster