1888 ⟶ Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) Founded

Founding of the shipping line Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatsch...
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🏢 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 Begins Operations in Timor

The Dutch East India Company makes its first forays into Timor.⟶
Dutch East India Company Begins Operations in Timor (1613)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismSpice TradeTradeExplorationMercantilism
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

🧵 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.⟶
Textiles Surpass Spices as Dominant Trade Item in Dutch East Indies (1700)
Dutch East IndiesTradeTextilesSpice TradeColonialismEconomic HistoryGlobalizationDutch East India Company
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

🏭 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.⟶
Dismantling of the Cultivation System in the Dutch East Indies (1870)
ColonialismDutch East IndiesExploitationFree TradeAgricultureCommoditiesDutch EmpireResource Extraction
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

🚢 Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) Founded

Founding of the shipping line Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) that supported the unification and development of the colonial economy.⟶
Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) Founded (1888)
ColonialismDutch East IndiesShippingTradeEconomic DevelopmentInfrastructureMaritime Transport
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia