Dutch Coromandel

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Dutch Coromandel was a coastal colonial possession of the Dutch in southeastern India, centered on trade in textiles and other goods along the Coromandel Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial possession
former colony
administrativeCenter Nagapattinam
Pulicat
borderedBy Bay of Bengal
capital Pulicat
colonialPower Dutch East India Company
colonialType trading post network
continent Asia
country Dutch Republic
currencyUsed Dutch guilder
local Indian currencies
endDate late 18th century
governingOrganization Dutch East India Company
hadFort Fort Geldria
Fort Vijf Sinnen
hadSettlement Bheemunipatnam
Bheemunipatnam
surface form: Masulipatnam

Nagapattinam
Pulicat
Sadras
historicalRegion Coromandel Coast
languageUsed Dutch
Tamil
locatedIn southeastern India
locatedOn Coromandel Coast
lostTo British East India Company
partOf Dutch colonial empire
surface form: Dutch India

Dutch colonial empire
politicalStatus overseas possession of the Dutch East India Company
primaryEconomicActivity textile trade
purpose maritime trade
textile procurement for European markets
textile procurement for intra-Asian trade
religionPresent Calvinism
Hinduism
startDate early 17th century
successor British India
tradedProduct chintz
cotton textiles
dyed cloth
indigo
opium
salt
spices
tradedWith Batavia
Sri Lanka
surface form: Ceylon

Europe

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Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Coromandel