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Revision note: Advent of the Europeans: Portuguese, Dutch, English, French and the Carnatic Wars

  • Order: Portuguese (1498) – Dutch (1602 VOC) – English (charter 1600; Surat 1613) – Danes (1616) – French (1664)
  • Portuguese: Almeida Blue Water Policy; Albuquerque Goa 1510; cartaz; first printing press Goa 1556; Bombay dowry 1661
  • Dutch: textiles for spices; Amboyna 1623; Colachel 1741 (Travancore); Bedara 1759
  • English: Swally 1612; Roe 1615; Madras 1639; Calcutta 1690; Farrukhsiyar farman 1717 (dastaks)
  • Carnatic Wars: St Thome 1746; Arcot 1751; Wandiwash 1760; Treaty of Paris 1763
  • English success: private company, navy, Bengal revenue, three presidencies, leadership
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