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The United East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie [vərˈeːnɪɣdə oːstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi], abbreviated as VOC, Dutch: [veː.oːˈseː]), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world.
Oct 31, 2023 · The Dutch East India Company, often considered the world's first publicly traded company, was formed in 1602 when the States Generaal brought together six small, private East India companies in the Netherlands.
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- The Dutch East India Company's primary purpose was trade, particularly obtaining a monopoly on the spice trade in Asia. In the course of its tradin...
- The Dutch East India Company existed for nearly 200 years, from 1602 until its dissolution by the Dutch government on December 31, 1799.
- Several factors caused the decline of the Dutch East India Company: high administrative costs, corruption, the heavy financial burden of arming com...
May 28, 2024 · Dutch East India Company, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain.
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Jul 28, 2022 · The first Dutch merchant sent to India by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie; VOC) was David Van Deynssen who was sent to Surat in 1606. Unfortunately, his mission turned out to be a failure, as the Portuguese succeeded in setting the Mughal authorities against him.
Within the first two decades of the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, (VOC) was the wealthiest commercial operation in the world with 50,000 employees worldwide and a private fleet of 200 ships. It specialised in the spice trade and gave its shareholders 40% annual dividend.
Apr 10, 2019 · The Dutch East India Company, called the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, was a company whose main purpose was trade, exploration, and colonization throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. It was created in 1602 and lasted until 1800.
Feb 24, 2017 · Learn about the history and legacy of the VOC, the first multinational company in the world, through its archives preserved in The Netherlands and other countries. Explore the stories of personalities, maps, ships' logs, letters and drawings in this exhibition until June 2018.
