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.
Aliases (1)
- VOC chambers ×1
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chartered company
→
colonial company → trading company → |
| abbreviationOf |
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
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|
| assetsTakenOverBy |
Batavian Republic
→
|
| charteredBy |
States General of the Netherlands
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|
| country |
Dutch Republic
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|
| currencyUsed |
ducat
→
rijksdaalder → |
| declinePeriod |
18th century
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| dissolutionDate |
1799
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|
| engagedIn |
colonial expansion
→
naval warfare → slave trade → |
| foundedCity |
Batavia
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|
| foundingDate |
1602
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|
| fullName |
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
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|
| fullNameInEnglish |
Dutch East India Company
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|
| grantedRight |
administer justice
→
build forts → coin money → conclude treaties → establish colonies → wage war → |
| hasMonopolyOn |
Dutch trade with Asia
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|
| headquartersLocation |
Amsterdam
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|
| influenced |
development of the Amsterdam stock exchange
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| legalStatus |
joint-stock company
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| mainIndustry |
maritime trade
→
spice trade → |
| majorBase |
Batavia
→
Cape Colony → Ceylon → Coromandel Coast → Deshima → Formosa → Malabar Coast → |
| monopolyInCountry |
Ceylon
→
Indonesia → Japan → |
| notableFor |
being one of the first companies to issue shares to the public
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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 |
Jakarta
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|
| primaryShareTradingCity |
Amsterdam
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|
| reasonForDecline |
corruption
→
high military costs → rising competition from other European powers → |
| successor |
Dutch state colonial administration in the East Indies
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|
| tradedProduct |
cloves
→
coffee → nutmeg → pepper → porcelain → silk → spices → tea → textiles → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Anthony van Diemen
→
Pieter Both → |
employer |
|
Batavia
→
|
foundedBy |
|
Heeren XVII
("VOC chambers")
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hasAuthorityOver |
|
Half Moon
→
|
operatedBy |
|
Dutch East Indies
→
|
predecessor |
|
Dutch East India Company
→
|
shortName |
|
Abel Tasman
→
|
workedFor |