Dutch Bengal
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Dutch Bengal was a trading colony of the Dutch East India Company in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, focused on commerce in textiles, silk, and other goods during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch East India Company colony
ⓘ
European colonial possession in India ⓘ trading colony ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Serampore
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinsurah
|
| capital |
Chandannagar
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinsurah
|
| colonialPower | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
indigo trade
ⓘ
opium trade ⓘ rice trade ⓘ saltpetre trade ⓘ silk trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | British control of Bengal ⓘ |
| hasFort | Fort Gustavus ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Balasore
ⓘ
Baranagar ⓘ Cassimbazar ⓘ Chandannagar ⓘ
surface form:
Chinsurah
Dhaka ⓘ
surface form:
Dacca
Hughli ⓘ Patna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| locatedIn |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| mainRiver | Hooghly River ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Chinsurah ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch India
Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Portuguese trading presence in Bengal ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
European markets
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
local Bengali merchants ⓘ |
| tradeGood |
cotton textiles
ⓘ
indigo ⓘ opium ⓘ rice ⓘ saltpetre ⓘ silk ⓘ sugar ⓘ |
| tradingCompany | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
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