Incensed at this, a group of London merchants gathered in 1599 to found their own trading firm, which later became known as the East India Company.
प्रबल मुक़ाबला तो समाप्त हो गया, लेकिन मसालों के लिए विश्‍वव्याप्त स्वाद अभी भी है ।