1868 ⟶ Batavian Museum Opens in Dutch East Indies
The Batavian Museum (today National Museum of Indonesia) was...
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🧵 Textiles Surpass Spices as Dominant Trade Item in Dutch East Indies
With the decline of the spice trade, textiles are now the most important trade item in the Dutch East Indies.⟶
Dutch East IndiesTradeTextilesSpice TradeColonialismEconomic HistoryGlobalizationDutch East India Company
Indonesia
Netherlands⚔️ Dutch Control of Yogyakarta and Surakarta After Diponegoro War
Following the Diponegoro war, the Dutch solidified their control over Yogyakarta and Surakarta with the Klaten Agreement, permanently dividing the Mataram kingdom and establishing Dutch dominance in the region.⟶
ColonialismDutch East IndiesMataram SultanateMilitary Occupation
IndonesiaNetherlands🏛️ Batavian Museum Opens in Dutch East Indies
The Batavian Museum (today National Museum of Indonesia) was officially opened by Dutch East Indies government.⟶
ColonialismDutch East IndiesArtHistory
IndonesiaNetherlands🏭 Dismantling of the Cultivation System in the Dutch East Indies
Official dismantling of the Cultivation System and beginning of a 'Liberal Policy' of deregulated exploitation of the Netherlands East Indies.⟶
ColonialismDutch East IndiesExploitationFree TradeAgricultureCommoditiesDutch EmpireResource Extraction
IndonesiaNetherlands
