The Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands, also referred to as the Banda genocide, was a process of military conquest from 1609 to 1621 by the Dutch East India Company of the Banda Islands. The Dutch, h
Fort Nassau on Banda Neira in 1646.
The islands of Run and Nailika, seen from the east in 2006
A portrait of Jan Pieterszoon Coen.
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The Banda Islands are a volcanic group of ten small islands in the Banda Sea, about 140 km south of Seram Island and about 2,000 km east of Java, and constitute an administrative district within the C
Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands
…the Banda Islands, also referred to as the Banda genocide, was a process of military conquest from 1609 to 1621 by the Dutch East India Company of the Banda Islands. The Dutch, having enforced a monopoly on the highly lucrative nutmeg production from the islands, were impatient with Bandanese resistance to Dutch…
Banda Besar island seen from Fort Belgica
The active volcano Banda Api in the Banda Islands
The main island, Banda Neira (centre) viewed from the peak of Gunung Api volcano. In the background is Lontar Island (Banda Besar).