Denmark came to India in 1616 AD and opened factories at Travancore in 1620 and at Srirampur in 1676.
Swedish company was established in 1731 and it restricted its market upto China only.
The rivalry among the companies continued, first between Portuguese and Dutch then between Portuguese and English and then between French and English. English finally defeated Dutch in 1759 in the battle of Bedara and French were defeated in the battle of Vandivaas in 1761.
The principle exports from India were textiles, food pulses like rice, sugar etc, commercial products like Indigo, opium, salt peter etc.
The 17th century and the beginning of 18th century can be said as the golden age of the sea trade of India with Europe. But this prosperity was short timed and soon the European commercial relation gripped India into colonial subjugation.
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