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Makassar War

Type Event Region Asia Time 1666–1669

In 1666 the VOC launched an expedition from Batavia against the Gowa-Tallo Sultanate of Makassar, besieging Somba Opu fortress;…

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  1. 1666–1667Somba Opu · South SulawesiUnder the command of Cornelis Speelman, the VOC landed a fleet of Dutch and Bugis allied forces in southern Sulawesi, besieging the Sumba Opu fortress, capital of Sultan Hasanuddin, and cutting off Makassar's links with external trading ports.
  2. 1667–1668South Sulawesi · South SulawesiAfter the Treaty of Bungaya was signed in November 1667, Hasanuddin did not fully comply, shifting to guerrilla resistance; factions inside and outside Makassar reorganized, and the war entered a war of attrition.
  3. 1667–1669Bungaya · South SulawesiIn November 1667, Hasanuddin was forced to sign the Treaty of Bungaya, recognizing the VOC's trade monopoly in eastern Indonesia, dismantling major fortifications, and limiting Makassar's status as a free port; in June 1669 Somba Opu fortress finally fell and was destroyed, completing the VOC's military conquest of South Sulawesi.

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