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The Dutch Tulip Mania (Tulpenmanie) was a period of speculative market activity in the mid-17th century Netherlands, specifically between 1634 and 1637. This era was characterized by the prices of tulip bulbs reaching extreme levels, disconnected from their economic fundamentals, before ending in a sudden collapse. The Tulip Mania has since been established in economic history as one of the most well-known and frequently cited examples of a speculative bubble. A Flower, a Fortune, a Downfall (Cr