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Founding of Dutch East India Company

Founding of Dutch East India Company
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The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Founding of Vilnius University1579
  2. Founding of East India CompanyDecember 31, 1600
  3. Founding of Dutch East India Company (this page)1602
  4. Founding of Grolsch1615
  5. Founding of Avedis Zildjian Company1623
  6. Founding of Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S1625

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