Dutch–Portuguese War
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The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Aliases (12)
- Dutch conquest of Recife ×1
- Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in Asia ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in India ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese War on the Gold Coast ×1
- Dutch–Portuguese conflicts in the East Indies ×1
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern conflict
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war → |
| cause |
Dutch attempt to seize Portuguese colonial possessions
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competition for control of Asian trade routes → competition for control of Atlantic trade routes → competition for control of spice trade → competition for control of sugar trade → |
| conflictBetween |
Dutch Republic
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Portugal → |
| endTime |
1663
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| hasEffectOn |
Dutch Golden Age
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Portuguese Restoration War context → global trade networks → history of colonialism → |
| hasPart |
Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola
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Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil → Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon → Dutch–Portuguese War in India → Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia → Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa → Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies → |
| mainTheater |
Africa
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Americas → Asia → Atlantic Ocean → Brazil → Ceylon → Indian Ocean → Malacca → Portuguese Angola → Portuguese Brazil → Portuguese Gold Coast → Portuguese India → South Atlantic → |
| participant |
Dutch East India Company
→
Dutch West India Company → Portuguese Empire → Spanish Empire → indigenous peoples in Brazil → local African polities → local Asian polities → |
| relatedTo |
Dutch colonial empire
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Eighty Years' War → Iberian Union → Portuguese Empire in the Age of Discovery → |
| result |
Dutch control of Ceylon
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Dutch control of Malacca → Dutch control of parts of the Gold Coast → Dutch dominance in the East Indies → Portuguese loss of many Asian possessions → Portuguese reconquest of Brazil → decline of Portuguese colonial power in Asia → expansion of Dutch colonial empire → shift of maritime trade dominance from Iberian powers to the Dutch → temporary Dutch control of parts of Brazil → |
| startTime |
1601
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dutch–Portuguese War
("Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil")
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Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon") → Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola") → Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies") → Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa") → Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in India") → Dutch–Portuguese War ("Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia") → |
hasPart |
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Iberian Union
→
New Holland → |
conflict |
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Dutch Brazil
("Dutch conquest of Recife")
→
Dutch Gold Coast ("Dutch–Portuguese War on the Gold Coast") → |
significantEvent |
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Portuguese Empire
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event |
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Dutch West India Company
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involvedIn |
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen
("Dutch–Portuguese War in Asia")
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militaryConflict |
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Dutch colonial empire
→
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notableConflict |
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Pieter Both
("Dutch–Portuguese conflicts in the East Indies")
→
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participantIn |
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
("Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil")
→
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participatedIn |
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Portuguese reconquest of Recife
→
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partOf |
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Mauritsstad
→
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partOfConflict |