1602 ⟶ British East India Company Establishes Trading Post in Bantam

June, British East India Company's first voyage, commanded b...
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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 Company Establishes Trading Post in Bantam (1602)
British East India CompanyColonialismTradeSpice TradeEuropean Expansion
IndonesiaIndonesiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚢 Dutch Establish Trading Post in Banten and Commence Privateering

First permanent Dutch trading post is established in Banten, West Java. First successful VOC privateering raid on a Portuguese ship.⟶
Dutch Establish Trading Post in Banten and Commence Privateering (1603)
Dutch East India CompanyTradeColonialismSpice TradeMaritime History
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugalNetherlandsNetherlands

🏭 Dutch East India Company Establishes Factory in Hirado and Expands Trade

The Dutch East India Company establishes a factory in Hirado, Japan. VOC traders also make forays into South Sulawesi and Banjarmasin, Borneo.⟶
Dutch East India Company Establishes Factory in Hirado and Expands Trade (1609)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismTradeMercantilism
JapanJapanIndonesiaIndonesia

💰 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.⟶
English Trading Posts Challenge Dutch East Indies Trade Monopoly (1611)
Dutch East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyTradeColonialismSpice TradeCompetitionMaritime HistoryMercantilism
IndonesiaIndonesiaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomNetherlandsNetherlands

🏢 Dutch East India Company Establishes Trading Post at Jayakarta

The Dutch establish a post at Jayakarta (later 'Batavia' and then 'Jakarta').⟶
Dutch East India Company Establishes Trading Post at Jayakarta (1611)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismTradeSpice TradeBataviaVOC
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

🚢 Dutch East India Company Relocates Trading Post to Jepara

The Dutch East India Company is forced to evacuate Gresik due to the Mataram siege in neighboring Surabaya. The dutch negotiates with Mataram and is allowed to set up a trading post in Jepara.⟶
Dutch East India Company Relocates Trading Post to Jepara (1613)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCTradeColonialismSiegeMataram SultanateTrading Post
IndonesiaIndonesia