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.


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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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Dutch colonial empire hasPart Dutch Bengal