Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia (1602-1799)

1. States-General charters the Dutch East India Company

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: States-General, Vereenigde Oostindische

   • Britannica
   • VOC article

2. VOC captures Ambon and builds a spice stronghold

   Feb 22, 1605Labels: Ambon, Fort Victoria

   • Ambon gov
   • Britannica

3. Pieter Both appointed first Governor-General in Asia

   Nov 1, 1609Labels: Pieter Both, Governor-General

   • Britannica
   • VOC article

4. VOC seizes Jayakarta and founds Batavia

   May 30, 1619Labels: Jan Pieterszoon, Batavia

   • Coen bio
   • Fall Jayakarta

5. VOC conquest and mass violence in the Banda Islands

   Mar 11, 1621Labels: Banda Islands, Nutmeg monopoly

   • Banda conquest
   • Coen bio

6. Amboina incident deepens rivalry with the English

   Feb 1, 1623Labels: Ambon, English East

   • Britannica
   • Amboyna

7. VOC and Johor capture Malacca from Portugal

   Jan 14, 1641Labels: Malacca, Sultanate of

   • Siege Malacca
   • Britannica

8. Treaty of Bongaya brings Makassar under VOC control

   Nov 18, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Makassar

   • Bongaya
   • VOC article

9. Batavia massacre targets ethnic Chinese residents

   Oct 9, 1740Labels: Batavia, Ethnic Chinese

   • Rijksmuseum
   • Batavia 1740

10. Java War strengthens VOC territorial influence

    Jan 1, 1743Labels: Java War, VOC territorialism

    • Java War
    • Britannica

11. Treaty of Giyanti partitions Mataram with VOC backing

    Feb 13, 1755Labels: Treaty of, Mataram Sultanate

    • Giyanti
    • VOC article

12. Fourth Anglo-Dutch War accelerates VOC decline

    Jan 1, 1780Labels: Fourth Anglo-Dutch, VOC

    • War overview
    • Sumatra raid

13. VOC dissolved and assets taken over by the Dutch state

    Dec 31, 1799Labels: VOC, Batavian Republic

    • Britannica
    • VOC article