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The 111 pages that link to Dutch East India Company, each with the reason it gives.

• Henry HudsonRelated: It employed Hudson in 1609 to seek a northeast passage to Asia.

• Shimabara RebellionRelated: Dutch trade remained permitted while Portuguese access was curtailed.

• Ship of the lineRelated: Dutch maritime competition helped spur investment in fleets and naval shipbuilding.

• WindmillRelated: Wind-powered sawmills accelerated shipbuilding that supported Dutch maritime commerce.

• Banda SeaRelated: Its campaigns in the Banda Islands transformed the history of the sea’s communities.

• Chinese export porcelainRelated: Its shipments helped make Chinese porcelain widely available in European markets.

• DelftRelated: Its trade brought Chinese porcelain to the Dutch market that Delft potters sought to serve.

• European exploration of AustraliaRelated: Its ships and trade network enabled early Dutch voyages along Australia’s western and northern coasts.

• First Anglo-Dutch WarRelated: Its commercial power exemplified the Dutch maritime system English policy sought to challenge.

• Mataram SultanateRelated: Its Batavia stronghold became Mataram’s principal military and diplomatic rival.

• NutmegRelated: The company sought control over the Banda nutmeg trade through conquest and monopoly.

• Robben IslandRelated: Its Cape settlement began colonial administration that later used the island for confinement.

• Willem BarentszRelated: Barentsz's expeditions preceded the company and the Dutch trading empire it helped organize.

• AfrikanersRelated: It founded the Cape settlement that brought Dutch-speaking settlers to southern Africa.

• CloveRelated: It sought control over clove production and trade in the Maluku Islands.

• County of HollandRelated: Its Amsterdam chamber drew on Holland’s commercial wealth and political influence.

• DejimaRelated: Its agents ran the Dutch trading post on Dejima.

• Flying DutchmanRelated: Its historic voyages help explain the legend’s Dutch maritime setting.

• RangakuRelated: Its Japan trade maintained the contacts through which European books and instruments entered the country.

• Javanese peopleRelated: Its expansion on Java altered political authority and labor systems in Javanese societies.

• Michiel de RuyterRelated: De Ruyter served the company at sea before becoming a leading commander of the Dutch Republic.

• Nanban tradeCompared with: Dutch merchants replaced Portuguese traders as the principal European commercial presence permitted in Japan.

• Treaty of London (1824)Narrower topic: Its former trading network left Britain and the Netherlands competing over Southeast Asian possessions.

• Tulip maniaRelated: Its shares offer a contrasting case of long-lived financial speculation in the Dutch Republic.

• Jan van RiebeeckRelated: The company appointed van Riebeeck to establish and manage the Cape station.

• Johannes VermeerRelated: Global commerce helped bring luxury goods and pigments into the urban culture surrounding Vermeer’s patrons.

• SemarangRelated: The company established colonial influence in Semarang and helped make it a regional trading center.

• History of coffeeRelated: Its networks helped establish coffee cultivation in Java and expand European supply.

• JingdezhenRelated: Its ships carried Chinese porcelain, including Jingdezhen wares, into European markets.

• Molucca SeaRelated: Its campaigns to control the spice trade reshaped the region’s maritime history.

• North SulawesiRelated: Its trade and alliances shaped colonial influence in northern Sulawesi.

• South SulawesiRelated: Its campaigns and treaties reshaped southern Sulawesi’s kingdoms and trade.

• Sultanate of TernateRelated: The company displaced Portuguese influence and later imposed its authority over Ternate’s trade.

• BanjarmasinRelated: Its commercial and political involvement shaped colonial-era Banjarmasin.

• Fourth Anglo-Dutch WarRelated: British attacks on its shipping and settlements made the company a central target.

• Global silver tradeCompared with: Its commercial system competed with Iberian networks while also using silver in Asian trade.

• History of the NetherlandsBroader topic: Its trading empire made the Republic a global power while entangling it in colonial violence.

• Jacob RoggeveenRelated: Its commercial system and ships made Roggeveen’s expedition possible.

• Spanish FormosaRelated: Its commercial and military expansion brought Dutch forces into conflict with Spain in Taiwan.

• 17th centuryBroader topic: It exemplifies the century’s corporate empire and expanding Asian commerce.

• Aizuri-eRelated: European trade routes helped bring Prussian blue to Japan.

• Anthony van DiemenRelated: Van Diemen governed the company’s Asian territories and directed its expansion.

• Cape LeeuwinRelated: The cape’s name is associated with the Dutch ship Leeuwin, linked to the company’s voyages.

• History of IndonesiaRelated: Its commercial empire laid foundations for Dutch political control in Indonesia.

• Marthanda VarmaRelated: Its defeat at Colachel weakened its influence in the region during Marthanda Varma’s expansion.

• Rachel RuyschRelated: Global trade brought unfamiliar plants and luxury goods into the collecting culture surrounding flower painting.

• South SumatraRelated: Its expansion into Palembang shaped the colonial history of South Sumatra.

• Sultanate of GowaRelated: The company sought a monopoly over the spice trade and became Gowa’s principal European adversary.

• West JavaRelated: Its expansion established Dutch power in western Java and around Batavia.

• Culture of the NetherlandsRelated: Its global trade connected Dutch society to Asian goods, labor, and colonial power.