1667 ⟶ Dutch Secure Nutmeg Monopoly with Treaty of Breda

As a result of the Treaty of Breda between Dutch and England...
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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.⟶
First Dutch Expedition Sails for the East Indies (1595)
ExplorationColonialismDutch East India CompanyMaritimeTradeSpice TradeMaritime History
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 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 Fleet Reaches the Spice Islands (1599)
Dutch East India CompanyExplorationSpice TradeMaritime HistoryMaluku IslandsAge of ExplorationColonialismMercantilism
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 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.⟶
VOC Establishes Governor-General in Asia (1610)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismTradeGlobalizationMercantilism
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

💰 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

🤝 Anglo-Dutch Cooperation in Spice Trade

Diplomatic agreements in Europe commence a three-year period of cooperation between the Dutch and the English over the spice trade.⟶
Spice TradeDutch East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyColonialismDiplomacyTrade AgreementsMercantilism
NetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🌿 Dutch Secure Nutmeg Monopoly with Treaty of Breda

As a result of the Treaty of Breda between Dutch and England, the Dutch secured a worldwide monopoly on nutmeg by forcing England to give up their claim on Run, the most remote of the Banda Islands.⟶
Dutch Secure Nutmeg Monopoly with Treaty of Breda (1667)
ColonialismSpice TradeDutch East India CompanyMercantilismBanda IslandsMonopoly
NetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited KingdomIndonesiaIndonesia