Banda Massacre of 1621
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The Banda Massacre of 1621 was a brutal campaign by the Dutch East India Company to seize control of the lucrative nutmeg trade in the Banda Islands, resulting in the mass killing, enslavement, and displacement of the indigenous population.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Jan Pieterszoon Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicMotivation |
control of mace trade
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control of nutmeg production ⓘ elimination of English and Asian competitors in Banda ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bandanese resistance to Dutch control
ⓘ
Dutch attempt to monopolize nutmeg trade ⓘ VOC enforcement of spice monopoly ⓘ |
| hasPart |
enslavement of survivors
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forced displacement of Bandanese population ⓘ mass killing of Bandanese people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
NERFINISHED
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European colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locationOfConflict |
Ai Island
NERFINISHED
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Banda Neira NERFINISHED ⓘ Lontor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerpetrator |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme violence used to secure spice monopoly
ⓘ
large-scale killing relative to small island population ⓘ role in establishing Dutch dominance in the spice trade ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Bandanese leaders
ⓘ
indigenous Bandanese population ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch expansion in the East Indies
ⓘ
Dutch–Bandanese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorOrganization | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorState | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Banda Islands
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Pieterszoon Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ nutmeg trade ⓘ |
| result |
Dutch control of Banda Islands
ⓘ
consolidation of VOC spice monopoly ⓘ depopulation of Banda Islands ⓘ enslavement of Bandanese survivors ⓘ establishment of Dutch nutmeg plantations ⓘ importation of enslaved laborers to Banda plantations ⓘ near extermination of indigenous Bandanese population ⓘ |
| startTime | 1621 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Banda Islands
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Indonesia ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Bandanese people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous inhabitants of the Banda Islands ⓘ |
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