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The '''Far East Company''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] trading company which operated in the easternmost region of [[Asia]], commonly referred by [[Europe]]ans as the '''Far East'''. | 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 by [[Europe]]ans as the '''Far East'''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Macau]] during the 1720s, the organization was represented by [[Alan Jacob]] who, under the [[Templars]]' influence, 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 company led by the [[China|Chinese]] businesswoman [[Lee]].<ref name="EP 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 13|Episode 13]]</ref> Under Alan's direction, the Far East Company secretly began trafficking [[opium]], which Alan hoped to frame Lee's company for. However, his plan was foiled by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who raided one of the Far East Company's [[ship]]s smuggling the opium into Macau and exposed their drug trafficking to the public.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17|Episode 17]]</ref> | In [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Macau]] during the 1720s, the organization was represented by [[Alan Jacob]] who, under the [[Templars]]' influence, 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 company led by the [[China|Chinese]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]].<ref name="EP 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 13|Episode 13]]</ref> Under Alan's direction, the Far East Company secretly began trafficking [[opium]], which Alan hoped to frame Lee's company for. However, his plan was foiled by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who raided one of the Far East Company's [[ship]]s smuggling the opium into Macau 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 had been detained by the Dutch Navy, both Lee and Sun sought to acquire its opium cargo for their own benefit.<ref>''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 [[Captain]] [[Rupiya]].<ref>''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 [[Zhang Wei Union]], so that its members would not find any clients to hire them.<ref name="EP 24">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24|Episode 24]]</ref> | After the company's ship had been 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 [[Captain]] [[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 [[Zhang Wei Union]], so that its members would not find any clients to hire them.<ref name="EP 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24|Episode 24]]</ref> | ||
Around this time, the company, under the Templars' influence, began looking for a codebreaker to decipher an encrypted sea log in the Templars' possession. They also recruited people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]], which had the goal of locating the lost city of [[Angkor]], an alleged [[Isu|Precursor]] [[Temple (Isu)|site]].<ref name="EP 24"/> | Around this time, the company, under the Templars' influence, began looking for a codebreaker to decipher an encrypted sea log in the Templars' possession. They also recruited people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]], which had the goal of locating the lost [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] city of [[Angkor]], an alleged [[Isu|Precursor]] [[Temple (Isu)|site]].<ref name="EP 24" /> | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
File:ACFT - Opium smuggling.png|Company employees smuggling opium in Macau | |||
File:ACFT - Opium smoking.png|A group of company employees smoking opium | |||
File:ACFT - Far East Company ship.png|One of the company's ships used to smuggle opium into Macau | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' | ||
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The Far East Company was a British trading company during the 18th century which operated in the easternmost region of Asia, commonly referred by Europeans as the Far East.
History
In Portuguese Macau during the 1720s, the organization was represented by Alan Jacob who, under the Templars' influence, collaborated with Jan van Aert of the Dutch East India Company and Sun of the Hualien Trading Company to sabotage a rival trading company led by the Chinese businesswoman Lee Huiyin.[1] Under Alan's direction, the Far East Company secretly began trafficking opium, which Alan hoped to frame Lee's company for. However, his plan was foiled by the British Assassin Edward Kenway, who raided one of the Far East Company's ships smuggling the opium into Macau and exposed their drug trafficking to the public.[2]
After the company's ship had been detained by the Dutch Navy, both Lee and Sun sought to acquire its opium cargo for their own benefit.[3] However, they ultimately failed in this endeavor as the ship and its cargo were destroyed by Kenway and his allies, John Young and Captain Rupiya.[4] The Far East Company later retaliated by using its influence to blacklist Kenway's recently-established organization, the Zhang Wei Union, so that its members would not find any clients to hire them.[5]
Around this time, the company, under the Templars' influence, began looking for a codebreaker to decipher an encrypted sea log in the Templars' possession. They also recruited people for an expedition in Southeast Asia, which had the goal of locating the lost Khmer city of Angkor, an alleged Precursor site.[5]
Gallery
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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 into Macau
Appearances
References
de:Fernöstliche Gesellschaft fr:Compagnie d'Extrême-Orient zh:远东公司