In 1634, the Mughal emperor extended his hospitality to the English traders to the region of Bengal, and in 1717 completely waived customs duties for the trade. The company's mainstay businesses were by then cotton, silk, indigo dye, saltpetre, and tea. The Dutch were aggressive competitors and had meanwhile expanded their monopoly of the spice trade in the Malaccan straits by ousting the Portuguese in 1640–41. With reduced Portuguese and Spanish influence in the region, the EIC and Dutch East India Company (VOC) entered a period of intense competition, resulting in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. COUNT 10
QSN1 Name the wars that was caused by the intense competition between the EIC and Dutch East India Company ANS1 Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th and 18th centuries QSN2 what caused the Dutch to expand thier spice trade in the malaccan straits? ANS2 ousting the Portuguese in 1640–41 QSN3 How important were cotton, silk, indigo dye,saltpetre and tea to the company? ANS3 The company's mainstay business QSN4 what year did the Mughal emperor completely wave customs duities? ANS4 1717 QSN5 who did the Mughal emperor extend hospitality to? ANS5 English traders QSN6 what region was made available to english traders by  the Mughal emperor? ANS6 Bengal QSN7 in 1717 what made the region of Bengal  so appealing to English traders? ANS7 waived customs duties QSN8 why type of  dye was one of the East  India company's main  products? ANS8 indigo dye QSN9 Who were the main competitors that  had a monopoly of the spice trade in Malaccan? ANS9 The Dutch QSN10 what wars was a result of the competitive nature of the mulitple trading companies in the 17th and 18th centuries? ANS10 Anglo-Dutch Wars