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Timeline: Dutch empire

Years: 1595 - 1975	Subject: History, Regional and National History
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191737565

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1595	The first Dutch expedition round the Cape reaches Java and secures trading agreements Go to Java in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 16th century Commerce and industry Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Society Empires
1602	The Dutch East India Company is founded, with a tax-free monopoly of the eastern trade for twenty-one years Go to Dutch East India Company in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Commerce and industry Europe Netherlands Society Empires
1619	Jan Pieterszoon Coen destroys the town of Jakarta, on the coast of Java, and rebuilds it as a Dutch trading centre under the name Batavia Go to Jakarta (Java/Indonesia) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Asia East Asia Europe Empires
1621	The Dutch West India Company is chartered to trade and found colonies anywhere along the entire American coast Go to Dutch West India Company in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Europe Netherlands Empires
c. 1625	The Dutch gradually exclude the Portuguese from the immensely lucrative trade in cloves from the Spice Islands (or Moluccas) Go to Molucca Islands in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization Commerce and industry European empires from 1415 Portuguese empire Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Europe Society Empires
1626	Peter Minuit purchases the island of Manhattan from local Indians and calls the place New Amsterdam Go to Minuit, Peter in New Oxford American Dictionary (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization American Indians European empires from 1415 Europe Empires North America United States
c. 1630	Rival Dutch, English and French colonies are established in Guiana, the northeast coast of south America Go to Guiana in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 French empire Europe Empires Latin America South America
1641	The Dutch expel the Portuguese from their trading posts in Malacca Go to Malacca in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization Commerce and industry European empires from 1415 Portuguese empire Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Europe Society Empires
1642	The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman attempts to land in Golden Bay, New Zealand, resulting in a clash with the Maoris Go to Maori in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Exploration Australia and Oceania New Zealand Society Empires
1647	Peter Stuyvesant begins a 17-year spell as director-general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America Go to Stuyvesant, Peter (1610–72) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Europe Empires North America United States
1650	To protect their market, the Dutch destroy all clove trees in the Moluccas except on two islands, Amboina and Ternate Go to Molucca Islands in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization Commerce and industry European empires from 1415 Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Europe Society Empires
1652	Jan van Riebeeck establishes a Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope Go to Riebeeck, Jan van (1610–77) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Empires
1656	After a six-month siege, the Dutch capture Colombo from the Portuguese in Sri Lanka Go to Colombo in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Portuguese empire Asia South Asia Sri Lanka Europe Empires
1657	The Dutch in South Africa purchase slaves to do domestic and agricultural work Go to Dutch East India Company in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization Slavery European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Society Empires
1658	The Dutch expel the Portuguese from the last of their trading posts in Sri Lanka Go to Sri Lanka in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization Commerce and industry European empires from 1415 Portuguese empire Asia South Asia Sri Lanka Europe Society Empires
1664	Peter Stuyvesant accepts the reality of the military situation and yields New Amsterdam to the British without a shot being fired Go to Stuyvesant, Peter (1610–72) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization British colonial America British empire European empires from 1415 Europe Empires North America United States
1666	New Amsterdam is renamed New York by the recently established English regime Go to New York (USA) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization British colonial America British empire European empires from 1415 Europe Empires North America United States
1667	In the treaty of Breda, England keeps New Amsterdam and New Netherland, and Holland keeps the English-held territory of Surinam Go to Anglo‐Dutch Wars in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Politics Conquest and colonization British colonial America European empires from 1415 Europe Empires Latin America South America North America United States
1722	Easter Island is reached by the Dutch, beginning a spate of European discovery in the islands of the Pacific Go to Easter Island (Chile) in The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Exploration Australia and Oceania Pacific Islands Society Empires
c. 1775	Dutch nomads, pressing far north from Cape Town, become known as the Trekboers Go to Afrikaner in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Exploration European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Society Empires
c. 1795	Dutch Boers begin calling themselves Afrikaners, to emphasize that Africa is their native land Go to Afrikaner in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Social and domestic European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa Europe Society Empires With the Dutch entering the war on the side of the French, Britain seizes their valuable Cape colony in South Africa Go to Cape Colony in Encyclopedia of Africa (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century French Revolutionary Wars Politics Conquest and colonization War British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Empires Wars and Revolutions
1802	The Treaty of Amiens restores the Cape of Good Hope to the Netherlands Go to Amiens, treaty of (1802) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Empires
1806	The British recapture the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch Go to Cape of Good Hope in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Napoleonic Wars 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization War British empire European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Empires Wars and Revolutions
1815	The congress of Vienna leaves the Cape of Good Hope in British hands Go to Vienna, Congress of (1814–15) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Napoleonic Wars 19th century Politics Conquest and colonization War British empire European empires from 1415 Africa South Africa South Africa (republic) Europe Empires Wars and Revolutions
1836	The Portuguese ban the shipping of slaves from the coast of Angola Go to slave trade, African in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Slavery European empires from 1415 European empires in Africa Portuguese empire Africa South Africa Europe Portugal Society Empires
1875	Slavery is finally made illegal in the Portuguese empire Go to slave trade, abolition of in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Slavery Portuguese empire Europe Portugal Society Empires
1945	Achmed Sukarno makes a unilateral declaration of Indonesian independence, and leads the subsequent struggle against the Dutch Go to Indonesian Revolution (1945–49) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1940s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Europe Empires
1949	The Dutch concede independence for Indonesia with Achmed Sukarno as president Go to Indonesia in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1940s 20th century Politics Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Empires Batavia reverts to its original name of Jakarta and becomes the capital of Indonesia Go to Jakarta in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1940s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization Asia East Asia Empires
1975	Surinam wins independence from the Dutch, with Johan Ferrier as the first president Go to Surinam in A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 1970s 20th century Politics Conquest and colonization European empires from 1415 Europe Empires Latin America South America

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