British colonization of Sumatra
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The British colonization of Sumatra refers to the period when the British established and administered trading posts and territorial holdings—most notably around Bencoolen (Bengkulu)—to control pepper and other regional trade in competition with Dutch influence in the Indonesian archipelago.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British overseas expansion
ⓘ
colonial period ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| administrativeForm |
British residency
ⓘ
company rule ⓘ crown colony administration ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Bencoolen region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west coast of Sumatra ⓘ |
| beganAs | trading post network ⓘ |
| colonizedRegion |
Bencoolen Residency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonizingPower |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | local Sumatran polities ⓘ |
| earliestEstablishment | late 1600s ⓘ |
| economicMotivation |
regional trade control
ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ |
| endedBy | Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Anglo-Dutch rivalry in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
European colonial competition in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| hasMainCenter |
Bencoolen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bengkulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnLocalEconomy | expansion of pepper cultivation ⓘ |
| impactOnLocalSociety |
changes in coastal political structures
ⓘ
integration into global spice trade ⓘ |
| inCompetitionWith |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch colonial expansion ⓘ Dutch colonization of the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| legalBasis | charter of the British East India Company ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
British presence in the Straits of Malacca
ⓘ
British rule in Malacca ⓘ British rule in Penang ⓘ |
| mainExportCommodity |
benzoin
ⓘ
camphor ⓘ gold ⓘ pepper ⓘ |
| mainFort | Fort Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPort | Bencoolen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Indonesia
ⓘ
history of Sumatra ⓘ history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicMotivation | pepper trade ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty | Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
British withdrawal from Sumatra
ⓘ
Dutch consolidation of control over Sumatra ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ |
| transferOfTerritoryTo | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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