DEVT10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pranab Mukherjee, Second Opium War, Lin Zexu
28 Jul 2018
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Colonial rule in asia: asia prior to european expansionism. States and societies comparable with europe - econ structures at the same level of development. Long-distance trade routes well established- dominated by chinese and arab merchants: european mercantilist expansion (c16- c17) 1500 - 1700: european mercantilism and the gradual establishment of colonies: Maritime trade based on superior naval power. Coastal trading posts established, became footholds later for colonisation. Competition bet mercantilist countries: struggle for the spice trade. Portuguese (16thc): diu 1509, goa 1510, malacca 1511, colombo 1518, macau 1557. Dutch (17thc) dutch east india company (voc): expelled portuguese from sri lanka. 1602, dutch east indies (indonesia) [batavia (jakarta) 1619, malacca 1641]. Company rule until 1682, when dutch govt takes over. British (17thc) english east india company: madras 1639, bombay 1665, calcutta. 1691, initially trading in fine silks and cottons: india under the mughal empire (1526-1761) Mughal rule began with capture of delhi in 1526.
