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Merchant Kings When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900

Stephen R. Bown

Commerce meets conquest in this swashbuckling story of the six merchant-adventurers who built the modern world

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Behind the Bastards

Podcast

Behind the Bastards

It was one of the major sources for this podcast episode, which was about the Dutch East India Company and the age of heroic commerce.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

— Episode: Part One: The Most Evil Company In Histo...

Episode: Part One: The Most Evil Company In History

It was one of the major sources for this podcast episode, which was about the Dutch East India Company and the age of heroic commerce.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

spices grew in such abundance in these regions that there was no shortage of supply

He wanted to depopulate the islands to replace their inhabitants with imported slaves and indentured labor under company control

Episode: Part One: The Most Evil Company In History

It was a major source for this episode, outlining the age of heroic commerce and the rise of the Dutch East India Company, including their brutal tactics in the spice trade.

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They informed him that they had become frightened at the sight of so many armed dutchmen

spices grew in such abundance in these regions that there was no shortage of supply

He wanted to depopulate the islands to replace their inhabitants with imported slaves and indentured labor under company control

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Podcast

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

It was mentioned as a source for the episode's content, particularly about the Dutch East India Company and its impact on the world.

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Main sources for this episode, the book, The Merchant Kings, When Companies Ruled the World, 1600 to 1900 by Stephen Brown.

— Episode: 404 - Jan Pieterszoon Coen (live)

Episode: 404 - Jan Pieterszoon Coen (live)

It was mentioned as a source for the episode's content, particularly about the Dutch East India Company and its impact on the world.

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Main sources for this episode, the book, The Merchant Kings, When Companies Ruled the World, 1600 to 1900 by Stephen Brown.

Episode: 404 - Jan Pieterszoon Coen (live)

It was a main source for the podcast episode, detailing the history of companies that ruled the world between 1600 and 1900, and mentioning Jan Pieterszoon Coen.

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Main sources for this episode, the book The Merchant Kings, When Companies Ruled the World, 1600 to 1900 by Stephen Brown and The Unfortunate Dutchman, Selangor, Malaysia by Dennis DeWitt

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