Dutch East India Company
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chartered company
colonial empire actor
joint-stock company
multinational corporation
trading company
The Dutch East India Company was a powerful 17th–18th century chartered trading corporation that dominated Dutch colonial trade in Asia and is often considered the world’s first multinational company and first issuer of stock.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chartered company
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colonial empire actor → joint-stock company → multinational corporation → trading company → |
| archivesLocation |
Nationaal Archief, The Hague
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| charterGranted |
1602
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| country |
Dutch Republic
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| currencyUsed |
Dutch guilder
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| declinePeriod |
18th century
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| dissolved |
1799
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| engagedIn |
naval warfare
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privateering → slave trade → |
| foundedBy |
Dutch merchants
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States General of the Netherlands → |
| foundedColony |
Batavia
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Cape Colony refreshment station → |
| governedBy |
Heeren XVII
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| grantedBy |
States General of the Netherlands
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| hadLegalPower |
to coin money
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to establish colonies → to negotiate treaties → to wage war → |
| headquartersLocation |
Amsterdam
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| inception |
1602
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| industry |
colonial administration
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maritime trade → spice trade → |
| knownFor |
being one of the first companies to issue stock
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being one of the first multinational corporations → dominating Dutch colonial trade in Asia → establishing colonial outposts and forts → large-scale spice trade → naval power in the 17th century → |
| mainBase |
Batavia
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| mainColony |
Dutch East Indies
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| mainPort |
Amsterdam
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Batavia → Middelburg → |
| monopolyOn |
Dutch trade east of the Cape of Good Hope
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Dutch trade west of the Strait of Magellan → |
| nativeName |
Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
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| peakPeriod |
17th century
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| precededBy |
Old East India Company (Oude Compagnie) and other small Dutch trading companies
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| product |
coffee
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porcelain → silk → spices → sugar → tea → textiles → |
| reasonForDissolution |
corruption and mismanagement
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mounting debts → |
| shareTradingLocation |
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
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| shortName |
VOC
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| successor |
Dutch state colonial administration in the East Indies
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| tradingRegion |
Cape of Good Hope
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East Asia → Indian Ocean → Indian subcontinent → Southeast Asia → |