VOC
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VOC is the abbreviation for the Dutch East India Company, a powerful 17th-century trading corporation that dominated European-Asian maritime trade and helped shape early global capitalism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VOC canonical | 12 |
| VOC chambers | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered company
ⓘ
colonial company ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
|
| assetsTakenOverBy | Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| charteredBy | States General of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| currencyUsed |
ducat
ⓘ
Dutch guilder ⓘ
surface form:
rijksdaalder
|
| declinePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1799 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
colonial expansion
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| foundedCity | Batavia ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1602 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
|
| fullNameInEnglish | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
administer justice
ⓘ
build forts ⓘ coin money ⓘ conclude treaties ⓘ establish colonies ⓘ wage war ⓘ |
| hasMonopolyOn | Dutch trade with Asia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Amsterdam stock exchange ⓘ |
| legalStatus | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| mainIndustry |
maritime trade
ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ |
| majorBase |
Batavia
ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Coromandel Coast ⓘ Deshima ⓘ Formosa ⓘ Malabar Coast ⓘ |
| monopolyInCountry |
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first companies to issue shares to the public
ⓘ
being one of the first multinational corporations ⓘ contributing to the development of global capitalism ⓘ playing a major role in early modern global trade ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
East Asia
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Indian subcontinent ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationOfBatavia |
Batavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Jakarta
|
| primaryShareTradingCity | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
corruption
ⓘ
high military costs ⓘ rising competition from other European powers ⓘ |
| successor | Dutch state colonial administration in the East Indies ⓘ |
| tradedProduct |
cloves
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ nutmeg ⓘ pepper ⓘ porcelain ⓘ silk ⓘ spices ⓘ tea ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
VOC chambers