In order to sell deer skins to Japan, it fought the Ming Dynasty and Spain for control of Taiwan.
This power declined after the Battle of Colachel, where it was defeated by the Raja of Travancore. In order to sell deer skins to Japan, it fought the Ming Dynasty and Spain for control of Taiwan. It exported pepper from the Malukus, but was unable to displace Portuguese sandalwood traders from Timor. Its stronghold at Malacca was occupied by the British after the Batavian Revolution. The letters V.O.C. on a white, blue, and orange flag symbolized, for 10 points, what multinational trading corporation headquartered in Amsterdam?
This power declined after the Battle of Colachel, where it was defeated by the Raja of Travancore.
{Dutch East India} Company [or {Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie}; accept {VOC} before it is mentioned; prompt on just “East India Company”]