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spices, silk, stones, tea, cotton

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England, India, spice islands, Sumatra, china

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places where they colonized or controlled trade (keith and kamiah)

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places where they colonized or controlled trade (keith and kamiah)

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they conqured most of the island of Ceylon (sri lanka) by 1640

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porcelain, metals, horses, perfumes, gold, silk, and silver

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Textiles, pepper, yarn, cinnamon, cardamom, and gems

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Places where they colonized or controlled trade 

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Places where they colonized or controlled trade 

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Traded and controlled Venetian, Genoese and Catalan traders.

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They executed trading rules/regulations
The Regulating act 1773

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Strong army and ships

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Company took over Mughal Empire
Defeated the Spanish
War with Dutch
Opposition with China

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No complications at this time period.

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Asian trade was conducted by merchant communities which operated without armed vessels

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was doing business in 10 Asian countries. but the company faced bankruptcy in 1799

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Places where they colonized or controlled trade 

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Places where they colonized or controlled trade 

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controlled trade and shipping from India to Indonesia and China

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sold slaves too

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Portugal established her trading settlements at Cochin, Goa, Diu, and Daman.

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Asian merchants operated in mutually interactive community networks with ethnic, religious, family or linguistic ties and an opportunistic concentration on profit.

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Coastal trade were set by rulers of much smaller political units, who derived income by offering protection and marketing opportunities to traders.

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They were almost states by themselves with their own ships (military and merchant) and military forces.

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Spanish and Portuguese fought over the border between South America.

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the Portuguese had complete control of the African sea route, which extended through a long network of routes that linked three oceans