The Dutch East India Company
In Our Time: History
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The Demise of the Seno Company
The demise of the seno company started in 17 80 when there was a war, the fourth anglo dutch war. And that meant that the dutchy senior company couldn't pay off its debts any more. They were bailed out by the they were helped by the state at that moment in time. So they prolonged their existence until enteen 95, when a new war broke out. And then they were pushed over overboard, and they almost went bankrupt. But the states stepped in, almost like we have seen with the banks a couple of years ago, and took over their possessions in order to continue as a colonial empire.
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