Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the East Indies (1602-1799)

1. VOC chartered by the Dutch States General

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: VOC, Dutch States

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. VOC captures Ambon and renames Fort Victoria

   Feb 22, 1605Labels: Ambon, Fort Victoria

   • Capture Amboina
   • WHE

3. VOC establishes Batavia after taking Jayakarta

   May 30, 1619Labels: Batavia, Jan Pieterszoon

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. VOC conquest and mass violence in Banda Islands

   Jan 1, 1621Labels: Banda Islands, nutmeg monopoly

   • Coen
   • Banda conquest

5. Amboyna trial and executions deepen Anglo-Dutch rivalry

   Feb 1, 1623Labels: Amboyna Massacre, English East

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

6. Treaty of Breda confirms Dutch hold on Run

   Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Pulo Run

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

7. Treaty of Bongaya expands VOC control at Makassar

   Nov 18, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Makassar

   • Treaty Bongaya
   • Britannica

8. VOC allies with Mataram during Trunajaya rebellion

   Sep 1, 1677Labels: Trunajaya rebellion, Mataram

   • Trunajaya
   • Javanese wars

9. First Javanese War of Succession strengthens VOC leverage

   Jan 1, 1704Labels: First Javanese, Pakubuwono I

   • First Javanese
   • EBSCO

10. Treaty of Giyanti divides Mataram under VOC pressure

    Feb 13, 1755Labels: Treaty of, Mataram split

    • Giyanti treaty
    • LOC Studies

11. Fourth Anglo-Dutch War accelerates VOC decline

    Jan 1, 1780Labels: Fourth Anglo-Dutch, British Republic

    • Wikipedia
    • Cambridge Core

12. VOC dissolved and possessions transferred to the Batavian state

    Dec 31, 1799Labels: VOC dissolution, Batavian Republic

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia