INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Traded commodities included textiles, pepper, and yarn from India, cinnamon, cardamom, and gems from Sri Lanka. Some were traded only over short distances, while others traveled greater distances, such as between Indonesia, China, and Japan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although it was a Dutch company its employees included not only people from the Netherlands, but also many from Germany and from other countries as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -They were mainly trading in textiles and spaces. They also established presence in Surat and Bengal in 1616 and 1627 respectively. To note, the first factory founded by Dutch in India was at Masulipatnam in 1605. The Dutch East Indies even conquered Sri Lanka from the Portuguese in 1656.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dutch East India Company, byname of United East India Company, Dutch Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, trading company founded in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands) in 1602 to protect that state’s trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch war of independence from Spain.