How and why did the Dutch, and then the English, supplant Portugal in Southeast Asia in the 1600s?
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Discuss Holland’s and England’s better economic mechanisms, such as their East India Companies, as well as the Mughals’ problems in India and the Dutch “divide and rule” policies in Southeast Asia. Also discuss the disadvantages of Portuguese rule, such as high taxes and religious intolerance.
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