Foundation and growth of Batavia under the VOC (1619–1811)

1. VOC secures a trading foothold in Jayakarta

   Jan 1, 1611Labels: VOC, Jayakarta

   • MIT AKPIA
   • Jakarta Timeline

2. Coen captures Jayakarta and founds Batavia

   May 30, 1619Labels: Jan Pieterszoon, Batavia

   • Britannica Coen
   • Jayakarta Fall
   • Batavia city

3. Batavia Castle begins as VOC power center

   Jan 1, 1620Labels: Batavia Castle, VOC Governor-General

   • Batavia Castle
   • Batavia city

4. Batavia is formally named by VOC leaders

   Jan 18, 1621Labels: Batavia, Naming ceremony

   • Batavia city
   • Jayakarta Fall

5. Mataram’s sieges test Batavia’s defenses

   Aug 22, 1628Labels: Sultan Agung, Mataram Sultanate

   • Siege Batavia
   • Britannica Coen

6. Gereja Sion opens for Portuguese-speaking Christians

   Oct 23, 1695Labels: Gereja Sion, Portuguese Christians

   • Atlas Heritage
   • Gereja Sion

7. Stadhuis completed, strengthening urban government

   Jan 1, 1710Labels: Stadhuis, Batavia civic

   • Jakarta Museum
   • Jakarta Timeline

8. Malaria and policy tensions heighten social strain

   Jan 1, 1730Labels: Malaria, Chinese residents

   • Batavia Massacre
   • JIH Article

9. Massacre of Batavia’s ethnic Chinese residents

   Oct 9, 1740Labels: Ethnic Chinese, 1740 massacre

   • Batavia Massacre
   • Rijksmuseum
   • JIH Article

10. Batavian Society founded, shaping colonial knowledge

    Apr 24, 1778Labels: Bataviaasch Genootschap, Scholars

    • RB Society
    • Natl Museum

11. VOC dissolves, ending company rule from Batavia

    Dec 31, 1799Labels: VOC dissolution, Dutch state

    • Britannica VOC
    • VOC Dissolution

12. Daendels demolishes Batavia Castle amid reforms

    Jan 1, 1809Labels: Herman Willem, Batavia Castle

    • Batavia Castle
    • Daendels

13. British capture Java, ending the 1619–1811 arc

    Sep 18, 1811Labels: British invasion, Java

    • Java Invasion
    • Britannica Java