Mercantile empires fused monarchs and merchants in armed trade monopolies

Evidence

The period from the late Middle Ages to the post-Enlightenment era is a transitional one characterized by elements from both ages. Known as the early modern era, it runs roughly from 1500 to 1800 CE. The period marked the arrival of several European imperial powers on the global stage and rivalry among them for domination over world trade. Mercantilism characterized the era’s economic logic. The mercantilist system was based on a drive to establish lucrative trade and to ensure profits through a monopoly enforced by arms and military might. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 106 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pious and commercial motives fused in the Portuguese imperial venture; Early modern European imperialism was seaborne, monopoly-seeking mercantilism enforced by arms — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 106; Linnaean botany’s founding collections depended on slave-based world trade — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 766

Broader Connections

• Early modern European imperialism was seaborne, monopoly-seeking mercantilism enforced by arms #corroborates (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 106
• Pious and commercial motives fused in the Portuguese imperial venture #expands (0.92)