VOC Colonial Rule in Formosa Consolidated (1630s)

Timeline

1. 1631–1634Fort Zeelandia · TaiwanVOC Governor Hans Putmans oversaw the expansion of Fort Zeelandia while establishing an administrative post at Chihkan (Provintia), advancing a tribute system among surrounding Plains indigenous settlements and laying the administrative foundation for later Dutch rule in southern Taiwan.
2. 1635Mattauw · Southern TaiwanDutch VOC forces allied with Siraya warriors launched a campaign against the Mattauw village, defeating the indigenous people who had long resisted Dutch rule. Afterwards Mattauw submitted and surrendered its weapons; the Dutch then launched a series of military sweeps in southern Taiwan, bringing most Plains indigenous settlements into the Dutch protection system, marking a new phase of VOC rule by force in Taiwan.
3. 1636–1640Provintia · Southern TaiwanIn 1636 the Dutch held the first Provintia Landdag at Chihkan, summoning the heads of villages across southern Taiwan to swear allegiance to the VOC, institutionalizing indirect rule. Thereafter the Dutch gradually extended their sphere of influence northward around Tamsui and actively promoted Christian missionary work, making Taiwan an important Dutch outpost in East Asia.