Malacca and the Straits entrepôt system in Southeast Asian colonial trade (1511-1824)

1. Portuguese capture Malacca, seizing key entrepôt

   Aug 15, 1511Labels: Afonso de, Malacca Port, Portuguese Empire

   • Britannica
   • Capture Malacca

2. Fort A Famosa built to secure Malacca

   Jan 1, 1512Labels: A Famosa, Portuguese Empire, Malacca Port

   • A Famosa

3. Iberian Union widens Malacca’s strategic rivalry

   Aug 25, 1580Labels: Iberian Union, Spanish Habsburgs, Portuguese Empire

   • Iberian Union

4. Dutch East India Company (VOC) founded

   Mar 20, 1602Labels: Dutch East, Dutch Republic, VOC

   • Britannica VOC
   • VOC

5. Dutch–Johor siege tests Portuguese hold on Malacca

   Jan 1, 1606Labels: VOC, Johor Sultanate, Siege of

   • Siege 1606
   • Mutual Heritage

6. VOC and Johor capture Malacca from Portugal

   Jan 14, 1641Labels: VOC, Johor Sultanate, Malacca Port

   • Siege 1640 41

7. French conquest of Netherlands triggers British takeovers

   May 16, 1795Labels: Batavian Republic, French Republic, British Empire

   • Hague 1795
   • Britannica Batavia

8. British administration expanded in Dutch Malacca

   Aug 10, 1807Labels: British residents, Malacca Port, British Empire

   • A Famosa
   • Malacca City

9. Anglo-Dutch Treaty restores Malacca to Dutch rule

   Aug 13, 1814Labels: Anglo-Dutch Treaty, British Empire, Dutch Empire

   • Treaty 1814

10. Dutch regain Malacca as British withdraw

    Sep 21, 1818Labels: Dutch Empire, Malacca Port, Restoration 1818

    • Malacca City
    • Treaty 1814

11. Singapore founded as free port near the straits

    Feb 6, 1819Labels: Stamford Raffles, Singapore, Free Port

    • Singapore Treaty
    • NAS Singapore

12. Anglo-Dutch Treaty divides spheres; Malacca ceded

    Mar 17, 1824Labels: Anglo-Dutch Treaty, British Empire, Malacca Port

    • Treaty 1824
    • NLB Essay