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Batavia Colonial City

Type Object Region Asia Time 1619–1949

Batavia was the colonial capital the Dutch East India Company established on Java's north coast after capturing old Jakarta in 1619, growing by the 1…

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  1. 1619–1635Batavia Castle · BataviaAfter Jan Pieterszoon Coen led troops to capture old Jakarta, he built a fort; the Dutch East India Company's governor-general resided there, controlling trade on Java's north coast through the spice monopoly and naval power.
  2. c. 1641–1650Chinese quarter and canal belt of Batavia · BataviaIn the 1640s Batavia expanded its walls, canals, and warehouses; Chinese merchant guilds handled pepper, porcelain, and silver transshipment, and East Indiamen gathered and distributed spices and Southeast Asian goods here, with the city's population and commercial activity growing rapidly.
  3. c. 1660–1700Governor's palace and port of Batavia · BataviaThe Dutch East India Company headquartered in Batavia to govern outposts in Malacca, Ceylon, and the Spice Islands; the city's institutions, laws, and tax systems were gradually perfected, making it a model of 17th-century colonial city-building in Southeast Asia.

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