1603 ⟶ Dutch Establish Trading Post in Banten and Commence Privateering
First permanent Dutch trading post is established in Banten,...
Year
1595
1600
1603
1611
🚢 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⚔️ Portuguese Naval Victory in Ambon and Dutch-Hituese Alliance
The Portuguese win a major naval battle in the bay of Ambon. Later in the year, the Dutch join forces with the local Hituese in an anti-Portuguese alliance, in return for which the Dutch would have the sole right to purchase spices from Hitu.⟶
ColonialismNaval WarfareSpice TradeDutch East India CompanyPortuguese EmpireMaritime HistoryMilitary Alliances
PortugalIndonesiaNetherlands
💰 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
Indonesia
United KingdomNetherlands