Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900

Get access
Search Results: | 37 of 73 |

 Corpus Diplomaticum Neerlando-Indicum
(1,482 words)

VOC Treaties;

Collected contracts of the Dutch Indian Administration, 1596-1799

Corpus Diplomaticum

Date: 1596-1799

Original Language: Dutch

Description

On 23 June 1596, Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Bantam, West Java, at the head of the first Dutch fleet to reach Indonesia. On 1 July 1596, the first of many treaties with Asian rulers was signed with the sultan of Bantam, pioneering a practice of peace-making between the locals and the VOC (Dutch E…

Cite this page
Steenbrink, Karel, “ Corpus Diplomaticum Neerlando-Indicum”, in: Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900, General Editor David Thomas. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2451-9537_cmrii_COM_29488>



▲   Back to top   ▲