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Europeans were
able to control Asian seas,
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but not inland
territories.
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The vast Asian
armies offset European
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technological
and organizational advantages.
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Thus Europeans
accepted the power of Asian
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rulers in return
for permission to trade.
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Only in a few
regions did war occur.
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The Portuguese
and Dutch conquered coastal
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areas of Sri
Lanka to control cinnamon.
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In Java the
Dutch expanded from their base at
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Batavia to
dominate coffee production.
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By the mid-18th
century they were the
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paramount power
in Java.
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The Spanish in
the Philippines conquered the
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northern
islands, but failed in the Islamic south.
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