Trade in the East

Vasco da Gama was finally able to established a trading post.

1498

The Portuguese made to china by sea and were the very first Europeans to reach China.

When Portuguese first reached Japan, the islands nation was ruled by a group of powerful warlords named Shoguns.

Traders from Dutch empire banded together to form the Dutch East India Company

Vasco da Gama found a sea route to calicut but couldn't establish a colony

1503

History

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Trading in the EastBy: Joseph Moreno