Dutch India

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Dutch India refers to the Dutch colonial possessions on the Indian subcontinent, while Dutch Indies refers to the far wider notions of the Dutch West Indies (in the Americas) and especially the Dutch East Indies (mainly present Indonesia, the colonial jewel in the Dutch crown, confusingly often informally called Indië ('India') in Dutch). Its capital was Cochin, on the Malabar coast.

1 Timeline of Dutch India
2 Malabar coast(Zuidwestkust van Indië)
3 Coromandel coast(Ooskust van Indië)
4 Dutch Bengal
5 Source

[edit] Timeline of Dutch India

On 1608 the Dutch created their first Indian colony.
1610 - 1784 Pulicat a Dutch possession.
1658 - 1795 Tuticorin a Dutch possession.
1658 - 1781 Negapatnam a Dutch possession.
1780 - 1784 Coramandel Coast occupied by Britain.
1795 - 1818 British occupation of all Dutch India settlements.
1818 Malabar annexed to British India.
1818 Coromandel settlements restored to Netherlands.
1825 Coromandel ceded to Britain, becoming part of British India.

[edit] Malabar coast(Zuidwestkust van Indië)

Cranganore of Cranganor (Kodungallor) (1662)
Cochin de Cima (Pallipuram) (1661)
Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz (1663)
Quilon (Coylan) (1661)
Cannanore (1663-1790)
Kundapura (1667 - 1682)
Kayankulam (ca. 1645)
Ponnani (ca. 1663)

[edit] Coromandel coast(Ooskust van Indië)

Dutch Colonies:

Golkonda (1662 - ca. 1733)
Bimilipatnam (1687-1795 / 1818-1825)
Jaggernaikpoeram (1734–1795 / 1818-1825)
Daatzeram (1633-1730)
Nagelwanze (1669-1687)
Palikol (1613-1781 / 1785-1795 / 1818-1825)
Masulipatnam (1605-1756)
Petapoeli of Nizampatnam (1606-1668)
Paliacatta (1610-1781 / 1785-1795 / 1805-1825)
Sadras (1654-1757 / 1785-1795 / 1818-1825)
Tierepopelier / Thiruppapuliyur (1608-1625)
Tegenapatnam, Coedeloer (1647-1758)
Porto Novo (1608-1825)
Negapatnam (1658-1781)
Tuticorim (1658–1825).

[edit] Dutch Bengal

On 1608 the Dutch created their first Indian colony. In 1625 Vereenigde Oostindische Companie of Holland, more commonly known as the Jan Companie or VOC, established a settlement at Chinsurah a few miles south of Bandel to trade in opium, salt, muslin and spices. They built a fort called Fort Gustavius and a church and several other buildings. A famous Frenchman, General Perron who served as military advisor to the Mahrattas, settled in this Dutch colony and built a large house here. The Dutch settlement of Chinsurah survived until 1825 when the Dutch in their process of consolidating their interests in modern day Indonesia, ceded Chinsurah to the English in lieu of the island of Sumatra. Fort Gustavius has since been obliterated from the face of Chinsurah and the church collapsed recently due to disuse, but much of the Dutch heritage remains. These include old barracks, the Governor's residence, General Perron's house, now the Chinsurah College and the old Factory Building, now the office of the Divisional Commissioner.

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Dutch overseas empire
Former colonies
Africa: Arguin Island - Cape Colony - Lydsaamheid fort & factory in Delagoa Bay - Dutch Gold Coast - Gorée - Mauritius
The Americas: Berbice - New Holland (in Brazil) (part), Dutch Brazil - Dutch Guiana - Demerara - Essequibo annex Pomeroon New Netherland (New Amsterdam, New Sweden) - Tobago - Virgin Islands (part)
Asia: Ceylon - Dutch India (Dutch Bengal - Coromandel Coast - Malabar Coast) - Deshima island, Japan - Dutch East Indies - Malacca - Taiwan
Arctic & Oceania: Netherlands New Guinea - Smeerenburg on Amsterdam island
See also: Dutch East India Company - Dutch West India Company
Present colonies (only Caribbean)
Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands Antilles - Aruba