The correct option is A). The Dutch East India Company had full sovereign powers unlike Portuguese traders.
What was the reason for the European exploration in Asia?
Europeans were looking for the new trade routes as they wanted to expand their trade across the globe. There also hoped to find new sources of gold, silver, and other valuables for the trading.
Arab traders controlled and restricted the existing trade routes to Africa and Asia, due to which European merchants were forced to buy from Italian traders at high prices.
They wanted to trade directly with Africa and Asia, but for this they had to find a new sea route.
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