ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : V.O.C. </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Dutch East India Company, United East India Company, Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of the V.O.C. <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xvoc.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xvoc.html"> <img src = "../banners/banvoc.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on November 27th 2004, last revised on August 6th 2005</i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : V.O.C. </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <BR><BR> 1598 <BR><BR> 1602 <BR> 1605 <BR> 1607 <BR> 1609 <BR> 1609-1621 <BR> 1610 <BR> 1610 <BR> 1619 <BR><BR> 1623 <BR> 1623 <BR> 1624 <BR> 1628, 1629 <BR> 1634 <BR> 1636 <BR> 1638 <BR> 1641 <BR> 1641 <BR> 1644 <BR> 1644 <BR> 1652 <BR><BR> 1658 <BR> 1658 <BR> 1659 <BR> 1662 <BR> 1662 <BR> 1663 <BR> 1664 <BR> 1664-1679 <BR> 1666-1669 <BR> 1667 <BR> 1672 <BR> 1676 <BR> 1677 <BR><BR> 1679 <BR> 1680 <BR> 1680 <BR> 1683 <BR> 1693 <BR> 1696 <BR> 1705 <BR> 1710 <BR> 1722 <BR> 1736-1737 <BR> 1739 <BR> 1740 <BR> 1741 <BR> 1743 <BR> 1747 <BR> 1753 <BR> 1759 <BR> 1760-1766 <BR> 1766 <BR> 1766 <BR> 1780-1784 <BR> 1780 <BR> 1784 <BR> 1784 <BR> 1795 <BR> 1795 <BR> 1795 <BR> 1796 <BR> 1800 <BR> <BR><BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Timelines Indonesian Princely States : <A HREF = "tlindoprst.html">Sumatra, Java</A> <BR><BR> Dutch Admiral Wybrand van Warwyck landed on Mauritius, named and claimed island; in 1602 <BR> the island was transferred to the V.O.C. It was important as a stopover en route to and from India <BR> V.O.C. established, granted a monopoly to trade with the area east of the Cape of Good Hope <BR> V.O.C. ousted the Portuguese from the Moluccas <BR> V.O.C. constructed fort on Ternate <BR> V.O.C. established trading factory in Japan <BR> V.O.C. conquered Banda Islands, massacred population; islands were resettled by the Dutch <BR> V.O.C. trading factory established at Pulicat, Coromandel Coast (India) <BR> V.O.C. trading factory established at Jakatra (soon to be called Batavia) <BR> The V.O.C. established Fort Batavia at Jakatra on Java; the V.O.C. gained control over the city, which, <BR> as Batavia, was to become the capital of the V.O.C. Empire <BR> V.O.C. established trading factory at Gamron, Persia (= Bandar Abbas) <BR> Murder of Ambon; V.O.C. embloyees killed English merchants on the island. <BR> V.O.C. established Fort Zeelandia on Taiwan <BR> Batavia besieged by Mataram forces <BR> V.O.C. trading factory in Bengal established <BR> V.O.C. established first stronghold on Ceylon <BR> V.O.C. trading factory at Dejima, an artificial island in the port of Nagasaki (Japan), completed <BR> Japan ousted all foreign traders except for the V.O.C. which was permitted to send one ship a year <BR> V.O.C. ousted the Portuguese from Malacca <BR> V.O.C. fleet taken by Cambodians; matter settled 1646 <BR> V.O.C. fleet attacked Jolo, occupied Zamboanga (returned to the Spanish in 1648) <BR> Jan van Riebeeck, on behalf of the V.O.C., founded Cape Town and Cape Colony, settled Boers there <BR> (farmers) with the purpose to supply ships en route to and from India with vitamins <BR> V.O.C. settlement on Mauritius abandoned <BR> V.O.C. ousted the Portuguese from Ceylon alltogether, controlled coastal regions of the island <BR> V.O.C. conquered Negapatnam (Coromandel, India) from the Portuguese <BR> V.O.C. ousted from Taiwan <BR> The Spanish abandoned the Moluccas <BR> V.O.C. took Fort at Cochin (Malabar, India) from the Portuguese <BR> V.O.C. resettled Mauritius <BR> Hostilities with Kandy, on Ceylon <BR> War with Makassar <BR> Makassar ceded Fort Udjungpandang to the V.O.C. <BR> The V.O.C. expelled the French from Trincomalee (Ceylon) <BR> Rebellion against V.O.C. rule (taxation) on Ceylon <BR> Raja of Mataram ceded coastal stretch in northeast Java to V.O.C., reward for the latter's aid in <BR> putting down a rebellion against him which had broken out in 1675. <BR> The V.O.C. established control over Minahasa <BR> The Sultan of Ternate fought and was defeated by the V.O.C. <BR> Begin of large-scale sugar plantation on Java <BR> V.O.C. established control over Bantam (Banten, Bandung) on Java <BR> V.O.C. introduced tea cultivation to Java <BR> V.O.C. introduced coffee cultivation to Java <BR> V.O.C. acquired sovereignty over Mataram vassalls in western Java <BR> Mauritius abandoned a second time <BR> Sultan of Palembang granted V.O.C. the monopoly to sell Bangka's entire tin production <BR> V.O.C. war with Kandy; earlier, rebellions had broken out in V.O.C. territory <BR> V.O.C. trading post at Mocca (Yemen) abandoned <BR> Massacre of Chinese inhabitants of Batavia <BR> V.O.C. Malabar force defeated by Raja of Travancore <BR> V.O.C. acquired entire northern coast of Java <BR> V.O.C. fleet attacked Basilan, Zamboanga (Sp. Philippines) <BR> V.O.C. abandoned trading factory in Gamron (Persia); established Fort Mosselstein on Kharg <BR> V.O.C. expedition against Bengal <BR> War with Kandy on Ceylon; V.O.C. victory <BR> Mysore conquered V.O.C. ally Calicut; V.O.C. trade in Malabar declined <BR> Persian force conquered Fort Mosselstein from V.O.C. <BR> Fourth Anglo-Dutch War <BR> V.O.C. ceded Negapatnam to the E.I.C. <BR> V.O.C. (Malacca) defeated Buginese <BR> From 1780 onward, the V.O.C. operated at a loss <BR> British occupation of the Cape Colony <BR> British occupation of Malacca <BR> British occupation of Cochin (Malabar) <BR> British occupation of Ceylon <BR> V.O.C. bankrupt, formally dissolved; Dutch govt. took over assets, debts <BR> <BR> <A HREF = "tldei.html">Timeline Dutch East Indies</A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> An Online Timeline of the Histoy of Indonesia, from <A HREF = "http://www.gimonca.com/sejarah/sejarah.shtml"><B> Serajah Indonesia</B></A> <BR> Indonesia History, from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/indonesia/history.htm"><B> Lonely Planet</B></A> <BR> Timeline, from <A HREF = "http://users.skynet.be/network.indonesia/ni6001.htm"><B>Network Indonesia</B></A> <BR> A Global History of Currencies : <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/frameset.php3?location=/gh/153.html"><B> Indonesia</B></A>, posted by Bryan Taylor <BR> World Statesmen : <A HREF = "http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm"><B>Indonesia</B></A>, by Ben Cahoon <BR> History of Dejima, from <A HREF = "http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/dejima/en/history/"><B>Port of Nagasaki</B></A> <BR> Dutch Coinage in India, posted by <A HREF = "http://www.geocities.com/jmd_brussels/EURNLE.html"><B>JMD</B></A> <BR> The V.O.C. Fort at Jaffna, from <A HREF = "http://www.londoh.com/voc_loc_The_fort_at_Jaffna.htm"><B>Londoh</B></A> <BR> India. Shores without end, from <A HREF = "http://www.tanap.net/content/universities/india.cfm"><B>Tanap</B></A>; scroll down for Malabar <BR> <A HREF = "http://voc-kenniscentrum.nl/index.html"><B>V.O.C. Kenniscentrum</B></A>, Dutch language site <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.colonialvoyage.com"><B>Dutch Portuguese Colonial History</B></A> by Marco Ramerini; scroll down to Indonesia & Timor <BR> Ceylon under Dutch rule 1656-1796, from Humphry William Codrington, A Short History of Lanka (1926), posted by <A HREF = "http://lakdiva.org/codrington/chap09.html"><B>Lakdiva</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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