Batavia

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colonial city former capital city

Batavia was the principal colonial capital of the Dutch East Indies, located on the site of present-day Jakarta in Indonesia.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial city → former capital city →
architectureStyle	Dutch colonial architecture →
capitalOf	Dutch East Indies →
colonialPower	Dutch Republic → Netherlands →
continent	Asia →
country	Dutch East Indies →
economicRole	center of spice trade → entrepôt for Asian-European trade →
foundedBy	Dutch East India Company → VOC →
function	administrative center of Dutch East Indies → commercial hub of Dutch East Indies →
geographicFeature	coastal city →
governedBy	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies →
harborType	natural harbor →
hasEthnicCommunities	Arab community → Chinese community → Dutch colonists → Indian community → Indigenous Javanese →
historicalEra	Age of Colonialism → Dutch colonial period in Indonesia →
languageUsed	Dutch → Malay →
laterKnownAs	Jakarta →
locatedIn	Indonesia → Java →
locatedOn	north coast of Java →
locatedOnSiteOf	Jakarta →
namedAfter	Batavi tribe → Batavia (Latin name for part of the Netherlands) →
partOf	Dutch East Indies administrative structure → Dutch colonial empire →
portType	major port city →
presentDayCountry	Indonesia →
presentDayLocation	Jakarta →
principalColonialCapitalOf	Dutch East Indies →
region	Southeast Asia →
regionNow	Special Capital Region of Jakarta →
roleInEmpire	administrative capital of Dutch colonial empire in the East →
strategicImportance	center of Dutch colonial administration in Asia → control of trade routes between Europe and Asia →
successor	Jakarta →
urbanFeature	canal system → walled city →
usedAs	VOC headquarters in Asia → trading hub for spice trade →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anthony van Diemen → Christiaan Eijkman → Hubertus van Mook → Jan Pieterszoon Coen → Joan Maetsuycker → Pieter Both ("Batavia region (future Jakarta)") → Reinier de Klerk → Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer →	workLocation
Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge → Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies → Herman Willem Daendels → Jan Pieterszoon Coen → Joan Maetsuycker → Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum → Reinier de Klerk →	residence
Dutch East Indies → Dutch East Indies ("Jakarta") → Dutch colonial empire → Indonesia ("Jakarta") →	capital
Abel Tasman → Jan Pieterszoon Coen → Jan van Riebeeck → Joan Maetsuycker →	placeOfDeath
Association of Southeast Asian Nations ("Jakarta") → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army → United Nations Commission for Indonesia →	headquartersLocation
Anthony van Diemen → Reinier de Klerk →	deathPlace
Indonesia ("Jakarta") → Java ("Jakarta") →	largestCity
Reinier de Klerk →	burialPlace
Java ("Jakarta") →	capitalCityLocatedOn
Dutch colonial government →	capitalInMainColony
Java ("Jakarta") →	containsCity
Asia ("Jakarta") →	containsMajorCity
Indonesia Raya →	firstPerformanceCity
Indonesia Raya ("Batavia, Dutch East Indies") →	firstPerformanceColonialName
Jakarta →	formerName
Jan Pieterszoon Coen →	founded
VOC →	foundedCity
Dutch East India Company →	foundedColony
Dutch settlers ("Batavia (Jakarta)") →	foundedSettlement
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army →	garrison
Dutch colonial empire →	hasPart
First voyage of James Cook →	landfallLocation
Batavia ("Jakarta") →	laterKnownAs
United Nations Commission for Indonesia →	locatedIn
Batavia ("Jakarta") →	locatedOnSiteOf
Dutch East India Company →	mainBase
Dutch East India Company →	mainPort
VOC →	majorBase
Dutch East Indies →	majorPort
Dutch colonial empire →	notablePort
Jan van Riebeeck →	placeOfActivity
Anthony van Diemen →	placeOfBurial
Batavia ("Jakarta") →	presentDayLocation
VOC ("Jakarta") →	presentDayLocationOfBatavia
Batavia ("Special Capital Region of Jakarta") →	regionNow
Sundanese ("Betawi") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies →	seatOfGovernment
Batavia ("Jakarta") →	successor
Dutch Coromandel →	tradedWith