Advent of the Dutch

In 1583, Linsanton came to Goa and route a book on the sea routes of the eastern world. This book was published in 1595.

Dutch East India Company

In 1602, Dutch East India Company was established by merging several companies, it was given the right to trade,war, treaty and conquest in India for 21 years. Establishments in India were:

1605 - Masulipatnam

1610 - Pulicat

1616 - Surat

1653 - Chinsura

1658 - Patna, Kasimbazar

1663 - Cochin

The Indigo produced in the central India reached Dutch from Surat and raw silk, woolen cloth, opium, salt peter and rice were exported from Bengal, Bihar and Coromondal.

In 1619, Negapatnam became the principle centre of Dutch on the Coromondal coast.

In 1661, a treaty was signed between the Kings of Portuguese and England (Charles II). In this treaty, Charles II got Bombay as dowry along with Catherine Bragenja and in return Charles II promised to help Portuguese against Dutch. (Bahadur Shah of Gujarat had gifted Bombay to Nunha Da Kunha).

The Dutch on the one hand expelled Portuguese out of the overseas trade in India and on the other hand gave new direction to the Indian trade. The Dutch gave importance to cloth instead of spices. In Modern age, the making of Indian textile credit goes to Dutch.