Hudson's Bay Company - Historic Rivals

Historic Rivals

Years Company Fate
1551–1917 Muscovy Company taken over by Soviet Union
1602–1800 Dutch East India Company went bankrupt
1621–1791 Dutch West India Company bought by Dutch government
1672–1752 Royal African Company replaced by African Company of Merchants
1600–1858 Honourable East India Company dissolved
1711–1850s South Sea Company abolished
1808–1842 American Fur Company folded
1779–1821 North West Company merged with HBC
1799–1867 Russian American Company folded with sale of Russian America to the U.S.

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