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Show 31 to the s. natural Mrica and Asia from Europe of these continents. resources Morocco, Congo and Sudan Spain sent seized the colonies of to India in 1594. ships in 1415. Those from England Portugal by looking for gold sent In the sixteenth Portugal journeyed troops dint of her and the other sea to India in to 1497; power; Holland century Norway, Sweden, Den- mark and Russia constructed and established companies for purposes of trade with foreign countries (Momeni, 1966:25). Iran was one in her land. of the countries that found these countries and Alboukerk, acting for the government of Portugal, occupied Hormez Island of Iran in 1506; 1561, in search of The Eastern India 1618. had a an Antony Jenkinson of Englad came to Iran in over-land route to India and to compete with Portugal. Company monopolized all the silk production in Iran in Holland obtained economic privileges from Iran; and, in 1641, they monopoly Louis XVI came France from nation then Based companies on the imports and exports of Iran. to Iran in 1664 and received paying custom taxes to Iran only recently industrialized, on one from Iran (Ramazani , help of concession that (Momeni, 1966:26). was agreement, Russia occupied of Iran in 1772; and, with the a Representatives the last to some come from exampted Russia, a to Iran. part of the northern cities England, expelled the other countries 1966:13-51.). So, the history of Iran from the ninteenth century is very much related to that of England and Russia. |