The Biggest Company Ever Ruled the World 400 Years Ago—Here's What Happened

Описание: The Dutch East India Company aka The VOC was not just a trading firm. It was the first true corporate empire, and it quietly laid the foundations of modern capitalism. Long before Apple, Amazon, or Microsoft existed, the Dutch East India Company proved that markets could replace kings, and capital could rule where crowns once dominated.

This financial documentary explores how the Dutch East India Company became the most powerful corporate empire in history, how it invented financial systems that define capitalism today, and why its collapse did not end its influence. From the birth of stock markets and IPOs to limited liability and global finance, the Dutch East India Company created the architecture that modern capitalism still runs on.

This financial documentary a company founded over 400 years ago, predating modern capitalism, which profoundly influenced global power and finance. We explore the historical significance of the Dutch East India Company and its immense value, surpassing even today's largest corporations. Discover its impact on the stock market and the establishment of the Amsterdam Stock during the Dutch golden age.

We trace how a single corporate empire grew larger than nations, commanded armies, governed colonies, and eventually collapsed under its own weight — while the system it built survived. The Dutch East India Company may be gone, but the rules it wrote still govern the global economy.
This is not just history. It is the origin story of the world we live in now.

The Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie aka the VOC changed everything.

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 – The Forgotten Company That Built Modern Capitalism
1:12 – When Spain and Portugal Controlled the World’s Trade Routes
2:15 – The Birth of the World’s First Corporate State (VOC Explained)
3:15 – The Financial Revolution That Let Markets Replace Kings
4:05 – The House of Orange: Power Without a Crown
5:14 – The Most Powerful Company in History Becomes a Superpower
6:12 – Empire Without a Crown: How Corporations Ruled Like States
7:21 – Batavia: The Corporate Capital of Dutch Asia
8:20 – The Birth of Stock Markets, IPOs, and Limited Liability
9:12 – How Dutch Finance Took Over Britain and America
10:52 – The Slow Collapse of the World’s First Corporate Empire
11:47 – Why the VOC Died but Its System Survived
12:34 – Who Really Rules the World When Markets Replace Kings?

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