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East India Company

East India Company was the name of three companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia for their respective countries.

The British East India Company, founded in 1600
The Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602
The French East India Company, founded in 1664

See also: Dutch West India Company, founded in 1621

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