<Table> East India Company ( EIC ) <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Company flag ( 1801 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Coat of arms ( 1698 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former type </Th> <Td> Public </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> International trade </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fate </Th> <Td> Dissolved , after being mostly nationalised in 1858 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 31 December 1600 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founders </Th> <Td> John Watts , George White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Defunct </Th> <Td> 1 June 1874 ( 1874 - 06 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> London , England ( Great Britain ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did britain set up east indian trading company
31 December 1600