Dutch East India Company (VOC) trade and commercial operations (1602–1799)

1. VOC investment becomes widely tradable

   Jan 1, 1602Labels: VOC, Joint-stock

   • Britannica
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2. States-General charters the VOC

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

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   • Wikipedia
   • JSTAGE

3. First permanent post established at Bantam

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: Bantam, VOC

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   • Company Rule

4. VOC establishes a trading base in Japan

   Sep 20, 1609Labels: Hirado, VOC

   • Hirado Post
   • Leiden Univ
   • Mutual Heritage

5. VOC creates governor-general office in Asia

   Jan 1, 1610Labels: Governor-General, VOC

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   • Company Rule

6. VOC seizes Jayakarta and founds Batavia

   May 30, 1619Labels: Batavia, Jan Pieterszoon

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   • Fall Jayakarta
   • Mutual Heritage

7. VOC intensifies nutmeg monopoly in Banda

   Dec 1, 1621Labels: Banda Islands, Nutmeg

   • Banda Conquest
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8. Amboina trial deepens Anglo-Dutch rivalry

   Feb 1, 1623Labels: Amboina, English East

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   • Amboyna

9. VOC captures Malacca, key Strait trade node

   Jan 14, 1641Labels: Malacca, VOC

   • Siege Malacca
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10. VOC opens Cape refreshment station for its fleets

    Apr 6, 1652Labels: Cape of, Jan van

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    • SA History
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11. VOC consolidates control of Sri Lanka’s cinnamon coast

    Feb 22, 1658Labels: Sri Lanka, Cinnamon

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    • Mannar 1658

12. Fourth Anglo-Dutch War damages VOC trade networks

    Dec 20, 1780Labels: Fourth Anglo-Dutch, VOC

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    • War 1780 84
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13. Dutch state takes over VOC assets and debts

    Dec 31, 1799Labels: Batavian Republic, VOC

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