East India Company (disambiguation)
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The East India Company, also known as the English East India Company, the British East India Company, and the Honourable East India Company was an English, and later British, company founded in 1600, and chartered with the monopoly of trading with Southeast Asia, East Asia, and India.
East India Company may also refer to several historical companies of continental Europe, each chartered with a similar monopoly of trade:
- Austrian East India Company, founded 1775 and ceased 1785
- Danish East India Company: 1st (1616–1650), 2nd (1670–1729), Asiatic Company (1730)
- Dutch East India Company, founded 1602 and ceased 1798
- French East India Company, founded 1664 and ceased 1769
- Portuguese East India Company, founded 1628 and ceased 1633
- Swedish East India Company, founded 1731 and ceased 1813
Other uses
- East India Company (video game), a computer game developed by Nitro Games
See also
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