The Dutch East India Company
In Our Time: History
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What Did the Dutch Do in Asia?
The dutch state decided that if they wanted to have a profitable, profitable trade in asia, then they should have control over the spice producing areas. They did something similar to the portuguese, but at the same something different. In the case of nutmeg, soin the de banda islands and the moluckan islands. Yes, they did take control. And that gave them a very powerful position. Begas, i pick up the word conquered, because, let's get it right there, brutality went on If they couldn't get what they wanted by negotiation,. The dutce particularly, iwill tell me i'm wrong if i'm wrong. We're very
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