Which of the european nations gained the most from its involvement in asia in this era (16th century), and why? which would dominate in the centuries to come?

The country that gained the most from Asia in the 16th century was the Netherlands followed closely by Portugal. They both has strong ties in Asian trade, and in turn gained more from Asia than other countries

Economic success prussia had a very strong economy, partly due to the success of the zollverein. stronger prussian army king wilhelm wanted to build a bigger, stronger army but was blocked by the prussian landtag (parliament).-credits to google for putting answer -credits to slideshare for making answer-credits to me for putting answer on brain.ly