Danish East India Company



         


The Danish East India Company was founded in 1616, following a priviledge of the Danish king Christian IV. It was focused on trade with India and had its basis in Tranquebar.

After a short blossoming it lost importance quickly, and was dissolved in 1729. In 1732 it was refounded as Asiatische Compagnie, yet in 1772 it lost its monopoly. When Denmark (temporarily) lost its independence and its colonies in 1807, it finally ceased to exist.

See also: Tranquebar, History of Denmark, History of India.

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