Batavia

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

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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 European colonial empires
surface form: Age of Colonialism

Dutch colonial period in Indonesia
languageUsed Dutch
Malay
laterKnownAs Batavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jakarta
locatedIn Indonesia
Java
locatedOn north coast of Java
locatedOnSiteOf Batavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jakarta
namedAfter Batavi tribe
The Hague
surface form: Batavia (Latin name for part of the Netherlands)
partOf Dutch East Indies administrative structure
Dutch colonial empire
portType major port city
presentDayCountry Indonesia
presentDayLocation Batavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jakarta
principalColonialCapitalOf Dutch East Indies
region Southeast Asia
regionNow Batavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Batavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jakarta
urbanFeature canal system
walled city
usedAs VOC headquarters in Asia
trading hub for spice trade

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Indonesia Raya firstPerformanceColonialName Batavia
this entity surface form: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Jakarta formerName Batavia
Joan Maetsuycker residence Batavia
Dutch Coromandel tradedWith Batavia
Heemskerck homePort Batavia
van Mook workLocation Batavia
subject surface form: Hubertus van Mook
Maria van Aelst residence Batavia
Betawi Malay developedIn Batavia
Brouwer Route arrivalPort Batavia
KNIL garrisonLocation Batavia
KNIL headquartersLocation Batavia
Rechts Hogeschool te Batavia formerNameOfCityLocation Batavia
this entity surface form: Batavia is former name of Jakarta
Dirk Fock workLocation Batavia
this entity surface form: Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Sunda Kelapa associatedWith Batavia
Kota Tua Jakarta historicalName Batavia
this entity surface form: Oud Batavia
Kota Tua Jakarta historicalName Batavia
this entity surface form: Old Batavia
Kota Tua Jakarta foundedAs Batavia
De Javasche Bank locatedIn Batavia
Tupaia diedIn Batavia
Batavia, New York namedAfter Batavia
this entity surface form: Batavia, Netherlands