Jan Pieterszoon Coen
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Pieterszoon Coen canonical | 5 |
| Piet Pieterszoon Coen | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
ⓘ
governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| activeIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | strict VOC trade monopoly in the East Indies ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1587-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1629-09-21 ⓘ |
| education | merchant training in Italy ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| era | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Coen ⓘ |
| founded |
Batavia
ⓘ
VOC headquarters in Batavia ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | VOC monopoly on nutmeg trade in Banda Islands ⓘ |
| knownFor | Banda Islands massacre ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated by statues and street names in the Netherlands
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controversial due to extreme violence and massacres ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Dutch–Portuguese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch–Portuguese War in Asia
|
| notableFor |
consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies
ⓘ
establishing VOC dominance in the spice trade ⓘ founding Batavia ⓘ violent conquest and massacres in the East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Batavia in 1619 ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch colonial empire in Asia
|
| patronymicName | Pieterszoon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Holland
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Hoorn ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Batavia
ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ Java ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director-General of Trade of the VOC in Asia
ⓘ
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence |
Batavia
ⓘ
Hoorn ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical debate about colonial violence ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Banda Islands
ⓘ
Batavia ⓘ East Indies ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Coen Tunnel
this entity surface form:
Piet Pieterszoon Coen