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The '''Far East Company''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] trading company during the 18th century which operated in the easternmost region of [[Asia]], commonly referred to by [[Europe]]ans as the '''Far East'''. | |||
The '''Far East Company''' was a trading company which operated in the easternmost region of [[Asia]], commonly | |||
In [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Macau]], the organization was represented by [[Alan Jacob]].<ref name="EP 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – Episode | ==History== | ||
In [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Macau]] during the 1720s, the organization was represented by [[Alan Jacob]],<ref name="EP 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 13|Episode 13]]</ref> who was secretly the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]].<ref name="EP 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106|Episode 106]]</ref> In 1725, Alan collaborated with [[Jan van Aert]] of the [[Dutch East India Company]] and [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)|Sun]] of the [[Hualien Trading Company]] to sabotage a rival trading enterprise led by the [[China|Chinese]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin|Madam Lee]] and bolster their own companies' profits in the process.<ref name="EP 13" /> | |||
Under Alan's direction, the Far East Company began trafficking [[opium]], which was labelled as contraband by the local authorities, and attempted to cover up the operation by framing Lee's company for [[smuggling]] the drugs into Macau. However, Alan's plan was foiled by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who raided one of the Far East Company's [[ship]]s transporting opium and exposed their drug trafficking to the public.<ref name="EP 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17|Episode 17]]</ref> | |||
After the company's ship was detained by the Dutch Navy, both Lee and Sun sought to acquire its opium cargo for their own benefit.<ref name="EP 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20|Episode 20]]</ref> However, they ultimately failed in this endeavor as the ship and its cargo were destroyed by Kenway and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa|Rupiya]].<ref name="EP 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21|Episode 21]]</ref> The Far East Company later retaliated by using its influence to blacklist Kenway's recently-established organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]], making it near-impossible for its members to find any clients.<ref name="EP 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24|Episode 24]]</ref> | |||
Around this time, the company, on Alan's orders, began looking for a codebreaker to decipher an encrypted [[Hendrik's sea log|sea log]] in the Templars' possession. They also recruited people for an expedition in {{Wiki|Indochina}}, which had the goal of locating the lost [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], an alleged [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|site]].<ref name="EP 24" /> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACFT - Opium smuggling.png|Company employees smuggling opium in Macau | |||
ACFT - Opium smoking.png|A group of company employees smoking opium | |||
ACFT - Far East Company ship.png|One of the company's ships used to smuggle opium | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 11 May 2026
The Far East Company was a British trading company during the 18th century which operated in the easternmost region of Asia, commonly referred to by Europeans as the Far East.
History[edit | edit source]
In Portuguese Macau during the 1720s, the organization was represented by Alan Jacob,[1] who was secretly the Grand Master of the British Rite of the Templar Order.[2] In 1725, Alan collaborated with Jan van Aert of the Dutch East India Company and Sun of the Hualien Trading Company to sabotage a rival trading enterprise led by the Chinese businesswoman Madam Lee and bolster their own companies' profits in the process.[1]
Under Alan's direction, the Far East Company began trafficking opium, which was labelled as contraband by the local authorities, and attempted to cover up the operation by framing Lee's company for smuggling the drugs into Macau. However, Alan's plan was foiled by the British Assassin Edward Kenway, who raided one of the Far East Company's ships transporting opium and exposed their drug trafficking to the public.[3]
After the company's ship was detained by the Dutch Navy, both Lee and Sun sought to acquire its opium cargo for their own benefit.[4] However, they ultimately failed in this endeavor as the ship and its cargo were destroyed by Kenway and his allies, John Young and Rupiya.[5] The Far East Company later retaliated by using its influence to blacklist Kenway's recently-established organization, the Zhang Wei Union, making it near-impossible for its members to find any clients.[6]
Around this time, the company, on Alan's orders, began looking for a codebreaker to decipher an encrypted sea log in the Templars' possession. They also recruited people for an expedition in Indochina, which had the goal of locating the lost Khmer city of Angkor, an alleged Isu site.[6]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Company employees smuggling opium in Macau -
A group of company employees smoking opium -
One of the company's ships used to smuggle opium
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 13
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 106
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 17
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 20
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 21
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 24