This group was ordered to cooperate with the English in the Kew letter, though they had earlier organized the Amboyna massacre against the English.
This group was ordered to cooperate with the English in the Kew letter, though they had earlier organized the Amboyna massacre against the English. An early member of this group, Isaac le Maire, left after rumors circulated of his fraudulent activities. One of its greatest leaders captured the Banda Islands, which was known for its production of nutmeg. In 1740, this group massacred 10,000 Chinese after Chinese workers destroyed sugar mills. Also known as VOC, its command of the artificial island Dejima was instrumental in its trade of Japanese silver for spices under the intra-asian trade system devised by Jan Coen. It gave annual dividends to its stock holders before it was nationalized in 1792 by the Batavian Republic. For 10 points, name this company founded in 1602 by the States-General of the Netherlands.
This group was ordered to cooperate with the English in the Kew letter, though they had earlier organized the Amboyna massacre against the English.
{Dutch East India Company} [accept {VOC} or {Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie}]