Tranquebar Treaty of 1620

Tranquebar Treaty of 1620
Treaty between Raghunatha Nayak and Christian IV
ContextDanish East India Company tries to establish a colony in India
Signed19 November 1620
LocationTanjore
NegotiatorsDenmark–Norway Roland Crappé
Denmark–Norway Ove Gjedde
Raghunatha Nayak
SignatoriesDenmark–Norway Christian IV
Raghunatha Nayak
Parties Denmark-Norway
Thanjavur Nayak kingdom

The Tranquebar Treaty of 1620 (Danish: Trankebar traktaten af 1620) formally the Treaty between Raghunatha Nayak and Christian IV, was a treaty of friendship between the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom and Denmark–Norway in 1620. The treaty would establish Danish Tranquebar: a base that would be the headquarters of Danish India for the next 200 years.