Dutch East Indies under colonial administration (1800-1949)

1. VOC dissolved; Dutch state assumes control

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: VOC, Dutch state

   • Britannica
   • Dutch Indies

2. Daendels takes office and militarizes Java

   Jan 14, 1808Labels: Herman Daendels, Java

   • Britannica
   • Post Road

3. British seize Java, starting interregnum

   Jan 1, 1811Labels: British occupation, Java

   • Batavia
   • Dutch Indies

4. Dutch rule restored after Napoleonic settlement

   Jan 1, 1816Labels: Netherlands, Dutch East

   • Dutch Indies
   • Batavia

5. Java War begins under Prince Diponegoro

   Jul 20, 1825Labels: Prince Diponegoro, Java War

   • Java War
   • IFLA

6. Cultivation System imposed to raise colonial revenue

   Jan 1, 1830Labels: Cultivation System, Dutch government

   • Cultivation
   • Dutch Indies

7. Java War ends; Dutch tighten control

   Mar 28, 1830Labels: Java War, Dutch military

   • Java War
   • Dutch Indies

8. Agrarian Law opens colony to private enterprise

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Agrarian Law, Plantations

   • Dutch Indies
   • Cultivation

9. Acehnese War begins in northern Sumatra

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Aceh, Acehnese War

   • Britannica
   • Aceh War

10. Ethical Policy announced as new colonial approach

    Jan 1, 1901Labels: Ethical Policy, Queen Wilhelmina

    • Ethical Policy
    • Dutch Indies

11. Budi Utomo founded, signaling national awakening

    May 20, 1908Labels: Budi Utomo, Javanese intellectuals

    • Britannica
    • Budi Utomo

12. Volksraad opens as limited representative council

    May 18, 1918Labels: Volksraad, Dutch administration

    • Britannica
    • Volksraad

13. Dutch East Indies collapses under Japanese invasion

    Mar 9, 1942Labels: Japanese invasion, Dutch East

    • HISTORY
    • Java 1942

14. Indonesia proclaims independence after Japan’s surrender

    Aug 17, 1945Labels: Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta

    • Proclamation
    • Revolution

15. Linggadjati Agreement signed amid rising conflict

    Mar 25, 1947Labels: Linggadjati Agreement, Netherlands

    • Linggadjati
    • Indonesia NL

16. First Dutch “police action” launches major offensive

    Jul 21, 1947Labels: Operation Product, Dutch military

    • Operation Product
    • Revolution

17. Renville Agreement attempts UN-brokered cease-fire

    Jan 17, 1948Labels: Renville Agreement, United Nations

    • Britannica
    • Renville

18. Second Dutch “police action” seizes Yogyakarta

    Dec 19, 1948Labels: Operation Kraai, Yogyakarta

    • Kraai
    • Revolution

19. Round Table Conference agreement is signed in The Hague

    Nov 2, 1949Labels: Round Table, The Hague

    • Round Table
    • Hague Agreement

20. Netherlands transfers sovereignty, ending colonial administration

    Dec 27, 1949Labels: Sovereignty transfer, Republic of

    • Round Table
    • Hague Agreement