| Part of the Age of Discovery | |
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| Native name | Ove Gjeddes ekspedition |
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| Date | August 16, 1618 – March 4, 1622 |
| Duration | 3 years, 200 days |
| Location | East Indies |
| Type | Expedition |
| Patron(s) | Christian IV, Roland Crappé, and others... |
| Participants | c. 400 |
| Deaths | c. 200–240 |
Ove Gjedde's Expedition (Danish: Ove Gieddes ekspedition) or the Danish Expedition to India of 1618–1622 (Danish: Ostindiske ekspedition af 1618–1622) was the first Danish colonial expedition to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, reaching Ceylon, Thanjavur and Ayutthaya. The expedition was initiated by the newly established Danish East India Company and led by 24-year-old Ove Gjedde. Despite not achieving its original goal of monopolizing Ceylon, the expedition still managed to receive control and trading privileges over various coastal towns and cities.