HI127 Lecture 17: November 13 Lecture The Pirate Round
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Hi 127 november 13 lecture the pirate round. Pirate round: pirate strategy: cape of good hope to indian ocean. Background: indian ocean/ asian trade: valuable trade, europeans were starting to get footholds at this time, trade in the mediterranean were by muslim groups but trade was withheld from british, trade switches from land routes to sea routes. Background: partnerships: british east india company (cid:862)cou(cid:374)try ships(cid:863) Operating out of a port in surat, major trading port: mughal empire. Fleets and ships were owned by the dominant dynasty of india, especially those going out of the port of surat. Became the most powerful empire in india, power was in their hands. English colonization was not done directly by the government, rather the east india. For pirates, the largest problem for them was the ships that annually left surat , heading on a pilgrimage trip to al mukha mecca.
