Dutch spice monopoly strategies and market control (1595–1700)

1. First Dutch voyage reaches the spice trade

   Apr 2, 1595Labels: Dutch merchants, East Indies

   • First Expedition
   • Open Library

2. VOC charter creates a unified Dutch monopoly

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: Vereenigde Oostindische, States General

   • Britannica
   • VOC overview

3. Santa Catarina capture funds expansion and legal claims

   Feb 25, 1603Labels: Santa Catarina, VOC naval

   • Santa Catarina
   • Britannica 1911

4. VOC takes Ambon and targets clove control

   Feb 1, 1605Labels: Ambon, clove region

   • Indonesian timeline
   • Dutch East Indies

5. Batavia founded as VOC’s Asian headquarters

   Jan 1, 1619Labels: Batavia, Jayakarta

   • Britannica
   • VOC overview

6. Banda conquest secures nutmeg and mace supply

   Jan 1, 1621Labels: Banda Islands, Jan Pieterszoon

   • Coen bio
   • Banda conquest

7. Amboina executions deepen rivalry with England

   Feb 1, 1623Labels: Ambon, English East

   • Britannica
   • Amboina

8. Extirpation policy intensifies clove market control

   Jan 1, 1625Labels: extirpation policy, clove groves

   • Leiden Univ
   • Dutch empire

9. Ceylon alliance ties military force to cinnamon monopoly

   May 23, 1638Labels: Kandyan Treaty, Kingdom of

   • Kandyan Treaty
   • Dutch Ceylon

10. Malacca captured to police key sea-lane traffic

    Jan 14, 1641Labels: Malacca, sea chokepoint

    • Siege of Malacca
    • Britannica

11. Portuguese expelled from Ceylon, cinnamon dominance expands

    Feb 22, 1658Labels: Ceylon, cinnamon producers

    • Dutch Ceylon
    • Battle of Mannar

12. Treaty of Breda confirms Dutch hold on Run

    Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Pulo Run

    • Britannica
    • Treaty of Breda

13. By 1700, VOC monopoly system is established

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: VOC monopoly, spice network

    • VOC overview
    • Britannica