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<p>The <b>Levant Company</b> was an English <a href="page.php?w=chartered_company">chartered company</a> formed in 1592. <a href="page.php?w=Elizabeth_I_of_England">Elizabeth I of England</a> approved its initial charter on 11 September 1592 when the <a href="page.php?w=Venice_Company">Venice Company</a> (1583) and the <b>Turkey Company</b> (1581) merged, because their charters had expired, as she was eager to maintain trade and political alliances with the <a href="page.php?w=Ottoman_Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>.Its initial charter was good for seven</p><p>
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