1623 ⟶ Amboyna Massacre: Execution of English and Japanese Traders
In a notorious but disputed incident, known as the 'Amboyna ...
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🚢 British East India Company Establishes Trading Post in Bantam
June, British East India Company's first voyage, commanded by Sir James Lancaster, arrives in Aceh and sails on to Bantam where he is allowed to build trading post which becomes the centre of British trade in Indonesia until 1682.⟶
British East India CompanyColonialismTradeSpice TradeEuropean Expansion
Indonesia
United Kingdom
💰 English Trading Posts Challenge Dutch East Indies Trade Monopoly
The English establish trading posts at Sukadana (southwest Kalimantan), Makassar, Jayakarta and Jepara in Java, and Aceh, Pariaman and Jambi in (Sumatra) threatening Dutch ambitions for a monopoly on East Indies trade.⟶
Dutch East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyTradeColonialismSpice TradeCompetitionMaritime HistoryMercantilism
IndonesiaUnited Kingdom
Netherlands⚔️ Dutch East India Company Storms Jayakarta and Establishes Batavia
The Dutch East India Company storm Jayakarta and withstand a months-long siege by the combined English, Bantenese and Jayakartan forces. They are relieved by Jan Pieterszoon Coen and a fleet of ships from Ambon. The dutch destroys Jayakarta and builds its new headquarters, Batavia, on top of it.⟶
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IndonesiaNetherlandsUnited Kingdom🔪 Amboyna Massacre: Execution of English and Japanese Traders
In a notorious but disputed incident, known as the 'Amboyna massacre', ten English and ten Japanese traders are arrested, tried and beheaded for conspiracy against the Dutch Government. The English quietly withdraw from most of their Indonesian activities (except trading in Bantam) and focus on other Asian interests.⟶
ColonialismEast IndiesSpice TradeDutch East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyMaritime HistoryMassacre
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