Dutch conquest and consolidation of the Moluccas (1605–1670)

1. VOC enters the spice-islands power struggle

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: VOC

   • Britannica
   • VOC Wiki

2. Dutch capture the Portuguese fort at Ambon

   Feb 22, 1605Labels: Fort Victoria, Steven van

   • Amboina
   • VOC Wiki

3. VOC–Ternate contract formalizes Dutch protection and trade

   May 26, 1607Labels: Mudafar Syah, Ternate

   • Mudafar Syah
   • Spice Islands

4. VOC begins sustained conquest of the Banda Islands

   May 1, 1609Labels: Banda Islands

   • Banda Conquest
   • VOC Wiki

5. Coen’s conquest completes VOC takeover of Banda

   Jan 1, 1621Labels: Jan Pieterszoon, Banda Islands

   • Britannica
   • Banda Conquest

6. Amboyna trial and executions intensify Anglo-Dutch rivalry

   Feb 1, 1623Labels: Ambon Trial, English East

   • Britannica
   • Amboyna

7. VOC tightens fort-and-treaty control across Maluku

   Jan 1, 1630Labels: Maluku forts

   • VOC Wiki
   • Spice Islands

8. Clove-tree “extirpation” policy agreed with Ternate and Tidore

   Jan 1, 1652Labels: Ternate, Tidore

   • Spice Islands

9. Spain begins final withdrawal from Ternate and Tidore

   Jan 1, 1662Labels: Spain, Manila

   • Saifuddin
   • Tidore Wiki

10. Spanish garrisons withdraw from Ternate

    Jan 1, 1663Labels: Ternate, Spanish garrisons

    • Saifuddin
    • Tidore Wiki

11. Treaty of Breda confirms Dutch possession of Run Island

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Run Island

    • Breda Wiki

12. Treaty of Bongaya restricts Makassar and strengthens VOC monopoly

    Nov 18, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Gowa

    • Bongaya
    • Arts Culture

13. Fall of Somba Opu removes a major regional competitor

    Jun 14, 1669Labels: Somba Opu, Makassar

    • Somba Opu
    • Bongaya

14. VOC consolidation of Maluku’s spice system largely complete

    Jan 1, 1670Labels: VOC, Maluku

    • VOC Wiki
    • Spice Islands