Danish Company of the Eastern Indies
The Danish Compagnie of the Eastern Indies was a Danish commercial company.
It was founded in 1616, after having received the authorization of the king Christian IV. This company concentrated on the trade with the India and was based with Trankebar, in the fort Dansborg, where the governor of the the Danish Indies had his seat. At that time, the Danish Company of the Eastern Indies and the Swedish Compagnie of the Eastern Indies imported more The that the English Compagnie of the Eastern Indies. It was then resold in England with enormous profits.
After a short rise, the company had problems and was dissolved in 1729. In 1732, it was refondée under the name of Asian Compagnie. It lost its monopoly in 1772 and the Danish Indies became colonies of the crown in 1779.
During the Napoleonean Wars, the British attacked Copenhagen twice: in 1801, then again in 1807 at the time of the Battle of Copenhagen. At the time of this last attack, Denmark lost all its fleet and, consequently, was not capable any more of concerver its possessions in India.
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- Tranquebar
- Serampore
- Dansborg
- Frederiksnagore
- Islands Nicobar
- History of India
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