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What other names were used for the East India Company?

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During its existence the East India Company was known by a few other names. Its formal name from 1600 to 1708 was Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies, and from 1708 to 1873 it was United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies. Informally, it was often referred to as the English East India Company to differentiate it from the French East India Company and the Dutch East India Company.

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