Dutch East India Company

century, they tried to take Srivajaya but failed - Large independent Malay states Central Java and Dutch East Indies Mataram – central Javanese kingdom that is not a Malay state, inland state, concentrated on large agricultural development, central Java will act like it belongs to Mainland SE Asia, Yogyakarta, if they want to control trade they have to take over Surakarta By the time they confront the Dutch, they become Muslims Central Java…

representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War. This treaty, along with the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause—France, Spain and the Dutch Republic are known collectively as the Peace of Paris. Its territorial provisions were "exceedingly generous" to the United States in term of enlarged…

The Junk Ship is an Ancient Chinese sailing ship which was used throughout Asia for extensive sea voyage. This ship originated in the 2nd century and was used extensively for South East Asian trade between the 17th and 19th century. The highlighted region spans from the South Eastern parts of China, down to Indonesia and out to Japan. Junk Ships were very important for the transfer of goods and wealth throughout this region, as well as religions and cultures. The Junk Ship had a major influence…

Henry Hudson was an educated English explorer and navigator believed to be born “in 1570, in Hoddersdon, Hertfordshire, northwest of London” (Quezzaire). Hudson probably served in the Muscovy Company when he was young due to his family’s high prestige in the Muscovy Company. In the late 1500s, he got married to a woman called Katherine, and together, they had three sons: Oliver, Richard and John (softschools.com). It is believed that he had firsthand education about seafaring, and worked aboard…

diverse civilizations. The Portuguese began to make voyages to India, this revitalized…

and founded so called “companies” – the East India Company being one of the best known among them. The seventeenth century saw a lot of foundations of such companies by all European powers. These companies were endowed by the government with specific powers and granted generous rights in the colonial areas (Curtin 78). Private actors therefore helped the government to stem the enormous financial efforts which were necessary to colonize the world beyond the sea. Trading companies for example were…

of the Sanskrit words which means two languages i.e., Dvi (two), Basha (languages). A person who speaks two languages, that of the natives of India and the English or other European language was Dubash. Language barriers between the natives and East India Company officials created this position, and prominent citizens from each presidency of East India Company were appointed as Dubashs. They played an important role in politics, community and trade. In facilitating trade and communication…

In Professor McDonald’s book, Pirates, Merchants, Settlers, and Slaves, I focused on the chapter “Utopian Dreamers and Colonial Disasters”. This chapter first starts off with the mention of England and the East Indies Trade Company then moves on to talk about the first voyages to Madagascar and the disasters from settling and efforts on colonizing the foreign island then concluding on the story of Captain Johnson and the introduction to pirates in Madagascar. Professor McDonald primarily targets…

History of the Early Settlers of South Africa The early settlers of South Africa included the British, Dutch, and Portuguese. They created colonies and governments while giving little regard to native South Africans. The settlers had conflicts between each other, and conflicts with the natives as well. Even after all of the negative impacts of settlers on South Africa, its history and South Africa today would not be the same without them. The first European to find South Africa was Portuguese…

Americas) sparked issues of race that still endure today (social). This also introduced African culture, religious ideas, music, art, cuisine, into the making of American cultures (cultural). Banda Islands- Islands famous for nutmeg. The motive for the Dutch conquest of these islands…