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The Danish East India Company was a Danish-Norwegian chartered company that operated in India and had two periods of existence:
1616–1650: The first Danish East India Company operated during this period.
1670–1729: The second Danish East India Company operated during this period, and was re-founded as the Asiatic Company in 1730. It Established factories
The company established its first factory in Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu in 1620, and another in Serampur, Bengal in 1676.
In the 19th century, the company sold all of its settlements to the British and returned to Denmark. The sale included Serampore in 1839, Tranquebar and most minor settlements in 1845, and all Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands in 1868.
Sold to the British
In the 19th century, the company sold all of its settlements to the British and returned to Denmark. The sale included Serampore in 1839, Tranquebar and most minor settlements in 1845, and all Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands in 1868.
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The Dutch VOC and the British EIC stayed in Asia after Denmark exited. The VOC went bust. The British EIC outlasted it's remaining rival, the VOC, until it too went bankrupt and was dissolved, and the British state took over its Indian operations.
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