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East india trading company
The east india company established its first factory at.
1600 (31st December)
The Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies was founded by a Royal Charter signed by Elizabeth I. The charter gave them a monopoly on trade with any country east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan.
Sir Thomas Smythe was appointed Governor of the company commonly referred to as the East India Company. The Company’s headquarters were at India House in Philpot Lane, London.
1601 (21st April)
Five ships, commanded by James Lancaster, left Woolwich docks bound for the East Indies (Indonesia).
They carried letters of introduction signed by the Queen to form trading partnerships. They managed to obtain spices and pepper which they brought back to England.
1603 (during)
The East India Company founded a trading post in Bantam, Indonesia.
1604 (25th March)
Sir Henry Middleton commanded a second voyage that successfully traded in South Africa and reached Sumatra in Indonesia.
1607 (12th March)
A third voyage left
