I want to know the answer to the following question:
When was the British East India Company chartered?
All the background I'm provided with is that "At the end of the 16th century, England and the Netherlands began to challenge Portugal's monopoly of trade with Asia, forming private joint-stock companies to finance the voyages—the English, later British, East India Company and the Dutch East India Company, chartered in 1600 and 1602 respectively.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes