East India Company (also English East India Company, British East India Company) was a historical English company, founded in 1600, and chartered with the monopoly of trading with Southeast Asia, East Asia, and India. East India Company may also refer to several historical companies of Continental Europe, each chartered with a similar monopoly of trade:
- Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602
- Danish East India Company, founded in 1616
- Portuguese East India Company, founded in 1628
- French East India Company, founded in 1664
- Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731
Other uses
- East India Company (video game), computer game developed by Nitro Games
- East India Trading Company, fictionalized trading company in the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean
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