1602 ⟶ Acehnese Emissaries Visit the Dutch Republic
Two emissaries from the Aceh Sultanate visit the Dutch Repub...
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🚢 First Dutch Expedition Sails for the East Indies
First Dutch expedition to Indonesia sets sail for the East Indies with two hundred and forty-nine men and sixty-four cannons led by Cornelis de Houtman.⟶
ExplorationColonialismDutch East India CompanyMaritimeTradeSpice TradeMaritime History
Netherlands
Indonesia💰 Van Neck Expedition Returns with High Profit
The van Neck expedition returns to Europe. The expedition makes a 400 per cent profit. (to 1600)⟶
ExplorationTradeDutch East India CompanyMaritime HistoryDutch Golden AgeSpice TradeEast India CompanyMaritime TradeColonialism
NetherlandsIndonesia🚢 Dutch Fleet Reaches the Spice Islands
March, Leaving Europe the previous year, a fleet of eight ships under Jacob van Neck was the first Dutch fleet to reach the ‘Spice Islands’ of Maluku.⟶
Dutch East India CompanyExplorationSpice TradeMaritime HistoryMaluku IslandsAge of ExplorationColonialismMercantilism
NetherlandsIndonesia🤝 Acehnese Emissaries Visit the Dutch Republic
Two emissaries from the Aceh Sultanate visit the Dutch Republic.⟶
DiplomacyTradeSultanateDutch RepublicColonialism
NetherlandsIndonesia🚢 VOC Establishes Governor-General in Asia
The VOC appoints Pieter Both as its first Governor-General to enable firmer control of their affairs in Asia. Previously all business had (in theory) required the approval of the Heeren XVII, a group of seventeen shareholders in Amsterdam.⟶
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismTradeGlobalizationMercantilism
NetherlandsIndonesia🏢 VOC Dissolved, Dutch East Indies Established
On 1 January, the bankrupt VOC is formally dissolved and the nationalized Dutch East Indies are established.⟶
ColonialismDutch EmpireVOCEast IndiesNationalizationPolitical TransitionGlobal TradeImperialism
NetherlandsIndonesia