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The British East India Company captures Aden.
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East India Company
British joint-stock company (1600–1874)
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies, and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Aden
Port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Aden is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. With its strategic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)