The document provides a historical overview of European imperialism in Asia from the 15th century onwards. It traces the initial Portuguese and Spanish exploration and trade monopolies established in India and Southeast Asia, and how these gave way to Dutch and British control over the 17th-18th centuries as other European powers sought to challenge Portuguese dominance. It also summarizes the decline of Mughal rule in India and the rise of the British East India Company as the dominant political force on the subcontinent by the mid-18th century, paving the way for formal British colonial control.

1. Junhel Dalanon, DDM, MAT

6. Early European Exploration of Asia

10. Portuguese and Spanish Trade and Colonization in Asia

19. Dutch trade and Colonization in Asia

27. The British in India

35. France in Indochina

40. Russia and "The Great Game"