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'''Compagnie des Indes''' ({{lit|Company of the Indies}}) | '''Compagnie des Indes''' ({{lit|Company of the Indies}}) or '''India Company''', refer to several european chartered companies involved in long-distance trading. The Indian Company, a general term, was a company that dealt with trade between a European capital and its colonies. The word ''India'' was used, until the 19th century, to refer to various lands, because the world had not yet been mapped accurately. | ||
== Great Britain == | |||
* [[East India Company]] | |||
* [[Company of Scotland]] | |||
== Netherlands == | |||
* [[Dutch West India Company]] | |||
== Portugal == | |||
* [[Portuguese East India Company]] | |||
== Sweden == | |||
* [[Swedish East India Company]] | |||
== In France == | |||
* [[First French East Indies Company]], in existence from 1604 to 1614 | * [[First French East Indies Company]], in existence from 1604 to 1614 | ||
* [[French West India Company]], active in the Western Hemisphere from 1664 to 1674 | * [[French West India Company]], active in the Western Hemisphere from 1664 to 1674 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:14, 8 November 2025
Compagnie des Indes (Template:Lit) or India Company, refer to several european chartered companies involved in long-distance trading. The Indian Company, a general term, was a company that dealt with trade between a European capital and its colonies. The word India was used, until the 19th century, to refer to various lands, because the world had not yet been mapped accurately.
Great Britain
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
In France
- First French East Indies Company, in existence from 1604 to 1614
- French West India Company, active in the Western Hemisphere from 1664 to 1674
- Louis XIV's East India Company also established in 1664, merged into Law's Company in 1719
- John Law's Company, established in 1717 as Compagnie d'Occident and rebranded as Compagnie des Indes in 1719, placed into government receivership in April 1721
- French Indies Company, created in 1723 from the reorganization of the non-monetary operations of Law's Company, liquidated in 1770
- Compagnie de Calonne, established in 1785 and liquidated in 1794
See also
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