Treaty between Raghunatha Nayak and Christian IV | |
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Context | Danish East India Company tries to establish a colony in India |
Signed | 19 November 1620 |
Location | Tanjore |
Negotiators | Roland Crappé Ove Gjedde Raghunatha Nayak |
Signatories | 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.