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1. East India Company

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   The Company's) primary objective in the 17th century was the acquisition of spices, particularly pepper, cloves, and nutmeg, which commanded exorbitant prices in European markets. After initial failures to secure permanent footholds in the Indonesian archipelago (the Spice Islands), the EIC shifted its focus to the Indian subcontinent, where l…