Dutch Trade During Theperiod Of Jahangir

One important factor which helped India’s trade in Seventeenth Century was the arrival ofDutch and English traders. The Indian traders welcomed these traders for they helped to break thePortuguese monopoly of sea trade, and in course of time helped to establish a direct link between Indian and European markets. Like Poartguese, Dutch and English traders also desired to establish a monopoly in trade and to make fortified establishments so that they could defy the local rulers.