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Among European countries, Portugal led the exploration of the world with the conquest of Ceuta, located on the northern coast of Morocco, by King Juan I in 1415. For almost a century, the Portuguese faced almost no competition from their European counterparts, and by the end of the 16th century they had conquered and settled territories from South America to Africa and even to Asia, establishing trade rights as well as gaining political control. The Portuguese Empire, which existed for more than six centuries, "was the first of the great European global empires and outlived all the others, surviving until 1999", when Macau was transferred to China. Only by the end of the 15th century, Spain also began to explore the sea routes and "sought to share the seemingly limitless riches of the "Far East".
The Battle of Plessis (1757), in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, was a key event in this regard, and although the battle lasted only a few hours, it established "British dominance in Bengal and the Carnatic, two of India's most lucrative regions for European traders."
After that, "The East India Company gained control of territories throughout India from Indian rulers and other colonialists, mainly through wars and dewani