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Later, European traders entered Mughal-era India via coastal warehouses, exploiting Mughal decline to enable company rule, with British leaders like Robert Clive gaining control of Bengal and collecting taxes as European rivalry culminated in major wars.",{"@graph":69,"@context":125},[70,84,104],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/europeans-in-asia-the-early-years-of-empire-building-613300/613300/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":98,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":99,"interactionStatistic":100},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/europeans-in-asia-the-early-years-of-empire-building-613300/613300.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Chumphorn","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation","2026-10-19",true,{"@type":101,"interactionType":102,"userInteractionCount":8},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":103},"ViewAction",{"@type":105,"mainEntity":106},"FAQPage",[107,113,117,121],{"name":108,"@type":109,"acceptedAnswer":110},"What attracted Europeans to Asia?","Question",{"text":111,"@type":112},"Control of lucrative trade routes, especially spices and commercial opportunities, attracted Europeans to Asia.","Answer",{"name":114,"@type":109,"acceptedAnswer":115},"Which European nation was the first to acquire trading rights around the Indian Ocean (as described)?",{"text":116,"@type":112},"The Portuguese are presented as the earliest power establishing control through conquests and outposts along the Indian Ocean.",{"name":118,"@type":109,"acceptedAnswer":119},"What role did the Philippines play in Spain’s global trading empire?",{"text":120,"@type":112},"Spain’s link to Asia involved claiming the Philippines, helping it extend an empire connected to wider global trading networks.",{"name":122,"@type":109,"acceptedAnswer":123},"How did Great Britain come to dominate India?",{"text":124,"@type":112},"Britain outcompeted rivals through company-led military campaigns: British East India Company forces defeated the French in India, gained Bengal, collected taxes, and used Bengal as a launching pad for broader control.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":127,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":129,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":131,"site_id":62},613300,1792402310,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":134},{"doc_id":131,"user_id":135,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":136,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":137,"file_id":138,"file_url":139,"file_type":140,"file_size":141,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":52,"language":142,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":143,"faqs":144,"seo_title":145,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":146,"read_time":147},2336475401981,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/22000c94efd8d5204d?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1786935347598174694","Europeans in Asia:The Early Years of Empire Building\n© Student Handouts, Inc.            www.studenthandouts.com\nThe Portuguese\n1510: \tPortuguese seize Goa\n1511: \tPortuguese conquer Malacca\n1500s: \tPortuguese in control of the \t\t\tEuropean-Asian spice trade from \t\toutposts and forts\nWhy?\tControl of the spice trade\nHow?\tFirepower\nWhere?\tIndian Ocean and around Africa\nThe Dutch\n1599:\t\tDutch fleet returns with Asian \t\t\t\tspices\n1602:\t\tDutch East India Company forms\n1641:\t\tTake Malacca from Portuguese and \t\t\tbegin trading with China\n1700s:\tDecline due to rising power of France \t\t\tand England\nWhy? \t\tInterest in spices and trading\nHow?\t\tWarships, trading vessels, and Dutch East \t\tIndia Company\nWhere?\tCape Town (Africa) and Indian Ocean \t\t\toutposts (especially Spice Islands)\nThe Spanish\n1521:\t\tMagellan claims Philippines \t\t\tfrom \tSpain\n1520s-1570s:\tArchipelago conquered\nWhy?\t\tSpanish link to Asia\nHow?\t\tMilitary and missionaries\nWhere?\t\tSilver from Spanish America \t\t\tpassed through on its way to \t\t\tbuy goods in China\nIndia under the Mughals\n1526:\t\tBabur founds the Mughal dynasty\n1700s:\tEuropean traders begin to enter \t\t\tmainland India along the coast\nWhy?\t\t°Mughals do not initially see \t\t\t\tEuropeans as a threat\n°Europeans want Indian textiles\nHow?\t\t°Warehouses and forts at coastal ports\n°Europeans already on mainland as \t\tMughal rule breaks down\nWhere?\tEuropean rule begins in Bengal\nEuropean Ascendancy in India\nReligious toleration ends\nHindu and Muslim princes begin fighting\nEuropeans play princes against one another\nCivil wars\nTax increases\nPeasant unrest\nIndia’s central government collapses\nBritish and French trading companies hire their own Indian troops (sepoys)\nBritain vs. France\n1740-1748: War of the Austrian Succession (also known as King George’s War)\n1756-1763: Seven Years’ War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War)\nBritain and France compete for world domination\nBritain and France both have trading operations in India\nRobert Clive (1725-1774)\nBritish East India Company agent\nCommands British and Indian troops (sepoys) to defeat French in India\nGains control over Bengal and begins collecting taxes\nBritish East India Company uses Bengal as a launching pad for controlling India\nClick to edit Master title style\nClick to edit Master subtitle style\nQuestions\nWhat attracted Europeans to Asia?\nWhich European nation was the first to acquire trading rights around the Indian Ocean?\nWhat role did the Philippines play in Spain’s global trading empire?\nHow did Great Britain come to dominate India?","cbCainDCDDkNwH1Z","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainDCDDkNwH1Z","pptx",286626,"English","# The Portuguese\n## Why, How, Where\n# The Dutch\n## Why, How, Where\n# The Spanish\n## Claims and routes\n# India under the Mughals\n## European entry points\n# European Ascendancy in India\n## Decline, conflict, and company forces\n# Britain vs. France\n## Major wars and key figures\n# Robert Clive\n## Actions and Bengal\n# Questions","[{\"question\":\"What attracted Europeans to Asia?\",\"answer\":\"Control of lucrative trade routes, especially spices and commercial opportunities, attracted Europeans to Asia.\"},{\"question\":\"Which European nation was the first to acquire trading rights around the Indian Ocean (as described)?\",\"answer\":\"The Portuguese are presented as the earliest power establishing control through conquests and outposts along the Indian Ocean.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did the Philippines play in Spain’s global trading empire?\",\"answer\":\"Spain’s link to Asia involved claiming the Philippines, helping it extend an empire connected to wider global trading networks.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Great Britain come to dominate India?\",\"answer\":\"Britain outcompeted rivals through company-led military campaigns: British East India Company forces defeated the French in India, gained Bengal, collected taxes, and used Bengal as a launching pad for broader control.\"}]","Europeans in Asia - The Early Years of Empire Building | PPTX",1792385134,25]