Establishment of the Dutch Trading Post at Bantam (1603)

Timeline

1. 1603Bantam harbor · BantamA VOC fleet led by Hendrik van der Hagen arrived at Bantam harbor, contacted the authorities of the Sultanate of Bantam, and requested permission to establish a permanent trading post and begin purchasing pepper.
2. 1603–1604Bantam · BantamThe VOC was permitted to set up a trading house, warehouses and resident staff at Bantam, began systematically purchasing pepper, and used it as a base to dispatch merchant ships to the Moluccas and the Strait of Malacca, becoming the company's first firm land base in Asia.