The Portuguese East India Company was a short-lived and ill-fated attempt by Philip III of Portugal to create a chartered company to secure Portuguese interests in India, in the face of mounting pressure and competition from its rivals, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company, following the personal union of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Chronology
Dissolved YearWikidata Q2044803, property P576 (dissolved, abolished or demolished date). Founding Year Headquarters Classification
Institution SubtypeHistoric Trading Company 1 Sources
1. Portuguese East India Company (Wikipedia)
Infobox, founded
August 1628
Infobox, hq_location_country
Ribeira Palace
Introduction, institution-subtype
The Portuguese East India Company was a short-lived and ill-fated attempt by Philip III of Portugal to create a chartered company to secure Portuguese interests in India, in the face of mounting pressure and competition from its rivals, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company, following the personal union of the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
In Group: East India Companies, Lead
The Portuguese East India Company (Portuguese: Companhia do commércio da Índia or Companhia da Índia Oriental) was a short-lived and ill-fated attempt by Philip III of Portugal, to create a chartered company to ensure the security of their interests in India, in the face of the mounting pressure and influence by their rivals; the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company, following the personal union of the Portuguese and Spanish Crowns.
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