Amboyna massacre
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The Amboyna massacre was a 1623 incident in which Dutch authorities executed English East India Company merchants and others on charges of conspiracy, intensifying Anglo-Dutch rivalry in the spice trade.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amboyna massacre canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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judicial killing ⓘ mass execution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ambon massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | alleged conspiracy to seize Fort Victoria ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
judicial murder by many English contemporaries
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lawful punishment by many Dutch contemporaries ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodityContext | cloves ⓘ |
| country | Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1623 ⓘ |
| economicContext | competition for the spice trade in the Moluccas ⓘ |
| followedBy |
diplomatic disputes between England and the Dutch Republic
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intensified Anglo-Dutch rivalry ⓘ propaganda campaigns in England ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
legitimacy of Dutch legal procedures
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use of torture to obtain confessions ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
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English East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate subjects ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Dutch authorities
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English merchants ⓘ Japanese mercenaries ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedByDutch | charges of treason and conspiracy ⓘ |
| location |
Ambon
NERFINISHED
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Fort Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
English withdrawal from some spice islands
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deterioration of Anglo-Dutch relations ⓘ strengthening of Dutch monopoly in the spice trade ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
English pamphlet literature
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later English histories of the East India Company ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution |
beheading
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quartering ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleExecuted |
1 Portuguese
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10 Englishmen ⓘ 9 Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Dutch Wars background
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European colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Anglo-Dutch commercial rivalry in the spice trade ⓘ |
| region | Moluccas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsPropagandaBy |
English East India Company
NERFINISHED
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English politicians ⓘ |
| year | 1623 ⓘ |
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