Heeren XVII

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Heeren XVII was the central governing board of the Dutch East India Company, composed of seventeen powerful directors who oversaw its global trade and colonial activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf corporate governing body
governing board
organ of the Dutch East India Company
alsoKnownAs Gentlemen Seventeen
Heren XVII
Lords Seventeen
appliesToField colonial administration
early modern corporate governance
maritime trade
appliesToOrganization Dutch East India Company
appliesToPeriod Dutch Golden Age
composedOf directors of the Dutch East India Company
country Dutch Republic
employer directors of the Dutch East India Company
hasAuthorityOver VOC chambers
VOC colonial officials
VOC governors in Asia
hasFunction allocation of capital for VOC voyages
appointment of high VOC officials
coordination of VOC chambers in the Dutch Republic
setting trade policies
strategic decision-making for the VOC
supervision of VOC monopolies
hasJurisdictionOver VOC operations in Africa
VOC operations in Asia
VOC operations in the Atlantic
VOC operations in the Indian Ocean
hasNumberOfMembers 17
hasRole central governing board of the Dutch East India Company
oversight of colonial activities
oversight of global trade
industry colonial trade
maritime commerce
spice trade
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
locatedIn Amsterdam
Dutch Republic
operatedBy Dutch merchants
partOf Dutch East India Company
governance structure of the Dutch East India Company
significantFor history of colonialism
history of global trade
history of multinational corporations

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Heeren XVII ("Heren XVII")
Lords Seventeen ("Heren XVII")
Lords Seventeen
alsoKnownAs
Dutch East India Company
governedBy

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