1620 ⟶ Mass Deportation and Genocide in the Banda Islands

Almost the entire native population of Banda Islands was dep...
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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 Sack Banjarmasin After Trader's Death

A Dutch trader is killed in Banjarmasin and the Dutch East India Trading Company sacks the city.⟶
Dutch Sack Banjarmasin After Trader's Death (1611)
Dutch East India CompanyColonialismTradeMilitary ConflictViolenceSpice Trade
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Dutch East India Company Conflicts with the Kingdom of Gowa

The Dutch East India Company is in open hostilities with the Kingdom of Gowa, South Sulawesi.⟶
Dutch East India Company Conflicts with the Kingdom of Gowa (1615)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismTradeWarfareMilitary Conflict
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

💀 Mass Deportation and Genocide in the Banda Islands

Almost the entire native population of Banda Islands was deported, driven away, starved to death or killed in an attempt to replace them with Dutch colonial slave labour.⟶
Mass Deportation and Genocide in the Banda Islands (1620)
ColonialismGenocideDutch East India CompanyForced MigrationSpice TradeBanda Islands
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands

⚔️ Mataram's First Failed Siege of Batavia

1629: Sultan Agung of Mataram launches a failed campaign to conquer Dutch Batavia.⟶
Mataram's First Failed Siege of Batavia (1628)
ColonialismDutch East India CompanySultan AgungMataram SultanateMilitary ConflictSiege Warfare
IndonesiaIndonesiaNetherlandsNetherlands