The Skirmish at the Strait of Malacca was a skirmish in 1644 between the claimed governor of Tranquebar, Bernt Pessart, and the local authorities of Dutch Malacca. The confrontation led to the impriso
Dutch Ships in Malacca Harbor, by Wouter Schouten
Bernt Pessart
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Bernt Pessart was a Danish overhoved and self-proclaimed President of Danish India from 1636 to 1643. In his early years, he served the Dutch East India Company in Bantam, and in September 1636, he be
View of Masulipatam (Bandar), 1676. Originally an unimportant fishing village, yet in the 17th century its commercial importance began to grow.