It was founded by Roman Emperor, Constantine when Rome split into 2 separate empires. Constantinople became the Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The modern day of location of Constantinople, is Istanbul, Turkey.
The first steps toward economic imperialism in China date from the mid-1500s, when Portuguese traders paid for access to ports in Macau on China's far south-east coast. In 1711, the British East India Company also established a trading post there.
