List of General Events on December-1600
31- December-1600 |
Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule. |
31- December-1600 |
Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |