The Dutch East India Company ship, the Zuytdorp, likely crashed into the shore of Western Australia in 1712 due to a storm and not bad navigation, new research has found. In an article published ...

He became wealthy by building ships for the British East India Company. However, for many Indians, life under the control of the East India Company meant poverty and violence from British merchants.

Arrival of the British and the establishment of British East India Company was the outcome of the Portuguese traders who earn enormous profit by selling their merchandise in India. Being motivated ...

Divers discovered the wreck of a probable European warship near Kalpeni island, Lakshadweep on Saturday. The ship, dating back to the 17th or 18th centuries, includes a cannon and anchor, suggesting ...

Arrival of the British and establishment of East India Company: It was the enormous profit earned by the Portuguese traders from the sale of their merchandise in India that drew attention of ...

On that day, the Sons of Liberty dressed as indigenous people and boarded three ships of cargo from the British East India Company. In a span of three hours, they smashed 340 chests of tea and ...