Denmark was a minor colonial power to set foot in India. It established trading outposts in
Tranquebar,
Tamil Nadu (1620),
Serampore, West Bengal (1755) and the
Nicobar Islands (1750s). At one time, the main Danish and Swedish East Asia companies together imported more
tea to Europe than the British did. Their outposts lost economic and strategic importance, and Tranquebar, the last Danish outpost, was sold to the British in 1845.
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| Frederik III (1648-70) |
Copper 1-cash, Tranquebar
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| Christian VI (1730-46) |
Copper 1-cash, Tranquebar
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