Why Were the Portuguese Not Able to Maintain a Spice

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Essay

Why were the Portuguese not able to maintain a spice monopoly or significant imperial holdings in Southeast Asia, given their initial success? Explain how they were displaced and succeeded by competing forces from Europe.​

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