The following were trading posts owned by the
Dutch East India Company
The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock co ...
, presented in geographical sequence from west to east:
Africa
Saint Helena
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Saint Helena
South Africa
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Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is t ...
(
Cape Colony): 1652-1806
Mozambique
Jan. 1721 - 23 December 1730.
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Delagoa Bay
Maputo Bay ( pt, Baía de Maputo), formerly also known as Delagoa Bay from ''Baía da Lagoa'' in Portuguese, is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique, between 25° 40' and 26° 20' S, with a length from north to south of over 90&n ...
: Fort Lydsaamheid (Jan. 1721 - 23 December 1730.)
Madagascar
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Antongil Bay
''Helodranon' Antongila'' (Bay of Antongila), more commonly called Antongil Bay in English, is the largest bay in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no ...
: 1641/2 factory - 1646/7
Mauritius
Mauritius (1638-1658/ 1664-1710)
Middle East
Yemen
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Al Mukha (Mocca), (1620-16.. / 1697-1757)
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Aden
Aden ( ar, عدن ' Yemeni: ) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000 people. ...
, (1614-1620)
Persia ( Iran)
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Esfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
(of Ispahan) (1623-1747)
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Bandar-e Abbas (of Gamron) (1623-1766)
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Kharg. Fort Mosselstein (1750-1766)
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Bandar-e Kong(1665-1753)
South Asia
Bangladesh
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Dhaka
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Dutch settlement in Rajshahi
A trading post of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) existed in Rajshahi, Bengal, during the 18th century. The Dutch were the first Europeans to arrive in this area. The trading station was located on the banks of the Padma River. It included f ...
India
Konkan (Northern part of Westcoast India)
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Surat (1616-1795)
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Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...
(1621-1720)
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Burhanpur
Burhanpur'' is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai, southwest of the state's capi ...
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Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation ( help· info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations ...
(1650-1685)
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Ahmadabad (1617-1744)
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Bharuch (of Brochia, Broach)
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Vengurla (1637-1685)
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Kundapura
Kundapur, also called Kundapura, is a coastal town situated in the Udupi district of the state of Karnataka, India. This town was known as Coondapoor while it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Pres ...
(1667- ca.1682)
Malabar
Malabar may refer to the following:
People
* Malabars, people originating from the Malabar region of India
* Malbars or Malabars, people of Tamil origin in Réunion
Places
* Malabar Coast, or Malabar, a region of the southwestern shoreline o ...
(Southern part of Westcoast India)
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Veeramala Hills, Cheruvathur (ca.1701-?)
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Cannanore (1663-1790) (taken from Portugal)
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Ponnani (ca. 1663)
*Cranganore or Cranganor (
Kodungallor) (1662) (taken from Portugal)
*Cochin de Cima (
Pallippuram, Ernakulam
Pallippuram (also known in English as Palliport or in Portuguese as Paliporte) is a village on Vypeen island, in Kochi, Kerala, south India. The village is located approximately 25 km from Ernakulam and 20 km from Cochin International Airport ...
) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
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Cochin
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...
,
Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663) (taken from Portugal)
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Purakkad
Purakkad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the beach which is described in Thakazhi's novel "Chemeen".
History
There was an ancient port at Purakkad. Purakkad was known as ''Burkkare'' in ancient time. I ...
(ca. 1680-1750)
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Kayamkulam (ca. 1645)
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Quilon
Kollam (), also known by its List of renamed Indian cities and states, former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the sta ...
(Coylan) (1661) (taken from Portugal)
Coromandel
Coromandel may refer to:
Places India
*Coromandel Coast, India
** Presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements
**Dutch Coromandel
* Coromandel, KGF, Karnataka, India
New Zealand
*Coromandel, New Zealand, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula
*Cor ...
(East coast of India)
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Golkonda(1662-ca 1733)
*Bimilipatnam,(1687-1795/ 1818-1825) to the English; now
Bheemunipatnam
Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017 ...
*Jaggernaikpoeram (1734 �1795/ 1818-1825) to the English; now
Kakinada
Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...
*Daatzeram (1633-1730); now
Drakshawarama
*Nagelwanze (1669-1687); now
Nagulavancha
*Palikol (1613-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1818-1825) to the English; now
Palakol, Palakollu, or Palacole.
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Masulipatnam
Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...
(1605-1756)
*Petapoeli (1606-1668); now
Nizampatnam
Nizampatnam is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nizampatnam mandal in Repalle revenue division. The Dutch occupied the city for trading from 1606−1668.
Etymology
Named a ...
*Paliacatta (1610-1781/ 1785-1795/ 1805-1825) to the English; now
Pulicat
Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town in Chennai Metropolitan Area at Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about north of Chennai and from Elavur, on the southern periphery of the Pulicat Lake. Pulicat lake i ...
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Sadras(1654-1757/ 1785-1795), conquered by the British 1818
*Tierepopelier (1608-1625); now
Thiruppapuliyur or Tirupapuliyur
*Tegenapatnam, Kudalur (1608-1758); now
Cuddalore
Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cudd ...
*Porto Novo (1608-1825 (1 June)) to the English; now
Parangipettai
Parangipettai, historically called Porto Novo ("New Port" in Portuguese), is a panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Parangipettai is located on the north bank of the mouth of the Vellar River at a distance of ...
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Negapatnam
Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval ...
(1658-1781) to the English.
*Tuticorin or Tutucorim (1658); now
Thoothukudi
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Travancore
Sri Lanka
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Dutch Ceylon
Dutch Ceylon ( Sinhala: Tamil: ) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company. Although the Dutch managed to capture most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, they were never able to control the Kandya ...
Far East
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
*Siriangh or Syriam (1634-1679); now
Thanlyin
Thanlyin (; or ; mnw, သေၚ်, ; formerly Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the cou ...
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Ava (1634-1679)
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Pegu
Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon.
Etymology
The Burmese name Bago (ပဲခူး) is likely derived from the Mon langu ...
(1634-?) Still in use in 1677
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Prome (1634-1655)
Arakan
Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it acces ...
Mrohaung
Mrauk U ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District.
Mrauk U is of great cultural importance to the local Rakhine (Arakanese) people, and is the location of many ...
(1610-1665)
Martaban
Martaban (1660-?) Lasted only for a few years; now
Mottama
Thailand ( Siam)
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Ayutthaya, main quarter 1613 - 1767.
*Patani (
Pattani), trading house 1602 - 1623.
*Sangora (
Songkhla), trading house 1607 - 1623.
*Ligor (Ligoor, now
Nakhon Si Thammarat), trading house - 1756.
Malaysia
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Malacca (1641-1824)
Dutch East Indies ( Indonesia)
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Batavia
Vietnam (
Tonkin
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain '' Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includ ...
)
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Thǎng Long, (Comptoir; 1636 - 1699)
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Hội An
Hội An (), formerly known as Fai-Fo or Faifoo, is a city with a population of approximately 120,000 in Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province and is noted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Along with the Cu Lao Cham archipelago, it is part ...
(Comptoir; 1636 - 1641)
Taiwan
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Anping (
Fort Zeelandia)
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Tainan (
Fort Provincia
Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower (), was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to ...
)
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Wang-an, Penghu
Wangan Township / Wang-an Township () is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabit ...
,
Pescadores Islands
The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...
(Fort Vlissingen; 1620-1624)
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Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Tai ...
(
Fort Noord-Holland, Fort Victoria)
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Tamsui (
Fort Antonio)
Japan
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Hirado
is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on Hirado Island. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyushu. The component ...
(1609-1641)
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Deshima
, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima ( 築島, "built island"), was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan that served as a trading post for the Portuguese (1570–1639) and subsequently the Dutch (1641–1854). For 220 years, it ...
(1641-1853)
See also
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Dutch Empire
*
Evolution of the Dutch Empire
The Dutch Empire is a term comprising different territories that were controlled by the Netherlands from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. They settled outside Europe, they had skills in trade and transport. In the late sixteenth century ...
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List of Dutch West India Company trading posts and settlements
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