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British East India Company  

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  • The contribution of the British East India Company (EIC) to the British Empire was considerable. In the closing years of her reign, Queen Elizabeth I (15331603) granted a royal charter to the company on December 31, 1600, with rights of trading east of the Cape of Good Hope. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; British East India Company]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VZ9LP7KG-P

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