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Europe in Southeast Asia and India. In 1510 the Portuguese seized Goa in India, Ormuz, Aden and Malacca. The Portuguese power declined in the 1500s. The Dutch needed money to pay for the irrigation and to fight the Spanish. A nation of merchants. The Rise of the Dutch.
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Europe in Southeast Asia and India • In 1510 the Portuguese seized Goa in India, Ormuz, Aden and Malacca. The Portuguese power declined in the 1500s. • The Dutch needed money to pay for the irrigation and to fight the Spanish. • A nation of merchants.
The Rise of the Dutch • The Dutch saw huge profits in the Spice trade. • They built Capetown in South Africa to resupply ships. • The Dutch East Indian Company. A monopoly of the Spice Islands. • The Dutch just wanted money and trade.
Spain Seizes the Philippines • Claimed by Magellan in 1521. Named after King Philip II of Spain. • Priests tried to convert native Filipinos. ( God, Gold, Glory. ) • The Philippines were a key source of trade. Silver from Mexico, helped to purchase Chinese silk.
India and the Mughal Empire • Babur founded the Mughal empire in 1526. Mongol in Hindi. His grandson Akbar added to the wealth. • India produced the finest the cloth in the world. • Religious conflicts weakened the empire. • The British and French move in and compete.
The British and French Rivalry • The British and French East India companies had their own armies of sepoys - or Indian soldiers. • In 1756 a global war between France and England. (French and Indian War) • Robert Clive defeats the French in India. The British Raj - or ruler.
Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea • The British and French East India companies had their own armies of sepoys - or Indian soldiers. • In 1756 a global war between France and England. (French and Indian War) • Robert Clive defeats the French in India. The British Raj - or ruler.