Dutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825. Merchants of the Dutch East India Company first established themselves in Dutch Coromandel, notably Pulicat, as they were looking for textiles to exchange with the spices they traded in the East Indies.[1]Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 and 1627 respectively.[2][3] After the Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in 1656, they took the Portuguese forts on the Malabar coast five years later as well, as both are major spice producers, so as to create a Dutch monopoly for the spice trade.[4][5]
In the second half of the eighteenth century the Dutch lost their influence more and more. The Kew Letters relinquished all Dutch colonies to the British, to prevent them from being overrun by the French. Although Dutch Coromandel and Dutch Bengal were restored to Dutch rule by virtue of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, they returned to British rule owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Under the terms of the treaty, all transfers of property and establishments were to take place on 1 March 1825. By the middle of 1825, therefore, the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India.
Coinageedit
Gold pagoda with an image of Lord Venkateswara, a form of the Hindu god Vishnu, issued at the Dutch mint at Pulicat, c. 17th or 18th century.
Dutch mints in Cochin, Masulipatnam, Nagapatnam, Pondicherry (for the five years 1693–98 when the Dutch had gained control from the French), and Pulicat issued coins modelled on local Indian coinages.[6] Coins struck included:
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^Codrington, Humphrey William (1975). Ceylon Coins and Currency. Asian Educational Services. p. 258. ISBN9788120609136. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^Bucknill, John A. S. (2000). The Coins of the Dutch East Indies: An Introduction to the Study of the Series. Asian Educational Services. ISBN9788120614482. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
dutch, india, confused, with, dutch, east, indies, consisted, settlements, trading, posts, dutch, east, india, company, indian, subcontinent, only, used, geographical, definition, there, never, political, authority, ruling, instead, divided, into, governorates. Not to be confused with Dutch East Indies Dutch India consisted of the settlements and trading posts of the Dutch East India Company on the Indian subcontinent It is only used as a geographical definition as there was never a political authority ruling all Dutch India Instead Dutch India was divided into the governorates Dutch Ceylon and Dutch Coromandel the commandment Dutch Malabar and the directorates Dutch Bengal and Dutch Suratte A View of Chinsura the Dutch Settlement in Bengal 1787 The Dutch Indies on the other hand were the Dutch East Indies present day Indonesia and the Dutch West Indies present day Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles Contents 1 History 2 Coinage 3 Map 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editDutch presence on the Indian subcontinent lasted from 1605 to 1825 Merchants of the Dutch East India Company first established themselves in Dutch Coromandel notably Pulicat as they were looking for textiles to exchange with the spices they traded in the East Indies 1 Dutch Suratte and Dutch Bengal were established in 1616 and 1627 respectively 2 3 After the Dutch conquered Ceylon from the Portuguese in 1656 they took the Portuguese forts on the Malabar coast five years later as well as both are major spice producers so as to create a Dutch monopoly for the spice trade 4 5 Apart from textiles the items traded in Dutch India include precious stones indigo and silk across the Indian Peninsula saltpetre and opium in Dutch Bengal and pepper in Dutch Malabar Indian slaves were exported to the Spice Islands and the Cape Colony In the second half of the eighteenth century the Dutch lost their influence more and more The Kew Letters relinquished all Dutch colonies to the British to prevent them from being overrun by the French Although Dutch Coromandel and Dutch Bengal were restored to Dutch rule by virtue of the Anglo Dutch Treaty of 1814 they returned to British rule owing to the provisions of the Anglo Dutch Treaty of 1824 Under the terms of the treaty all transfers of property and establishments were to take place on 1 March 1825 By the middle of 1825 therefore the Dutch had lost their last trading posts in India Coinage edit nbsp Gold pagoda with an image of Lord Venkateswara a form of the Hindu god Vishnu issued at the Dutch mint at Pulicat c 17th or 18th century Dutch mints in Cochin Masulipatnam Nagapatnam Pondicherry for the five years 1693 98 when the Dutch had gained control from the French and Pulicat issued coins modelled on local Indian coinages 6 Coins struck included the puttan single and double 6 7 the fanam 8 The Dutch also imported coins struck in the Netherlands including the real modeled on the Spanish colonial real in denominations of 1 4 1 2 1 2 4 and 8 reals 9 Map edit nbsp Dutch Ceylon Dutch Coromandel Dutch Malabar Dutch Suratte Dutch BengalGallery edit nbsp Dutch trading ships in Negapatnam Dutch Coromandel circa 1680 nbsp Factory in Hugli Chuchura Dutch Bengal Hendrik van Schuylenburgh 1665 nbsp The capture of Cochin from the Portuguese by Rijckloff van Goens in 1663 Atlas van der Hagen 1682 nbsp The remains of an old ruined Dutch Kuthi in Baranagar India nbsp The remainants of old Dutch Factory at Vengurla MaharashtraSee also editBritish India Danish India French India India Netherlands relations Bangladesh Netherlands relations Portuguese India Colonial IndiaReferences edit De VOCsite handelsposten Coromandel De VOCsite Jaap van Overbeek te Wageningen Retrieved 10 October 2020 De VOCsite handelsposten Suratte De VOCsite Jaap van Overbeek te Wageningen Retrieved 10 October 2020 De VOCsite handelsposten Bengalen De VOCsite Jaap van Overbeek te Wageningen Retrieved 10 October 2020 De VOCsite handelsposten Ceylon De VOCsite Jaap van Overbeek te Wageningen Retrieved 10 October 2020 De VOCsite handelsposten Malabar De VOCsite Jaap van Overbeek te Wageningen Retrieved 10 October 2020 a b UGC NET History Paper II Chapter Wise Notebook Complete Preparation Guide EduGorilla September 2022 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Report on the Working of the Archaeological Researches in Mysore with the Government Review Thereon University of Chicago 1917 p 89 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Codrington Humphrey William 1975 Ceylon Coins and Currency Asian Educational Services p 258 ISBN 9788120609136 Retrieved 5 June 2023 Bucknill John A S 2000 The Coins of the Dutch East Indies An Introduction to the Study of the Series Asian Educational Services ISBN 9788120614482 Retrieved 5 June 2023 External links editCoins of Dutch India India World Statesmen India India shores without end Usurped Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch India amp oldid 1177841766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
