Belgian

The Ostend-East India Company was granted a charter in December 1722, although there had been trade from 1715. At this time, Ostend was part of the Austrian Netherlands.

External links

• Ostend Company Wikipedia
• "The Belgians had an East India Co. too" by Dr. G. Sundaram Madras Musings Vol. XX No. 18, January 1-15, 2011. Mentions the book Belgian Heritage in India by Philippe Falisse
• The Ostend East-India Company (1722-1731) swaen.com
• "Bankibazar–Ostend and Imperial Factory in Bengal 1722–1744" by Michal Wanner html version, pdf (may be very slow to download) from Prague Papers on the History of International Relations 2009
• "The Ostend Company as Phenomenon of International Politics in 1722–1731" by Michal Wanner. (The pdf is very slow to download). From Prague Papers on the History of International Relations 2006