The year 1616 marked the lifting of the VOC trading post at Aceh by the Dutch East India Company because of the “tyranny and bad treatment” of the sultan towards Dutch merchants, as recorded in the Company’s documents: “overmits de tyrannye ende het quaet tractement.” This was not the final closure; the factorij was re-established in 1620, but it was a significant setback for Dutch trade with Aceh.
Aceh Context
The sultan of Aceh at that time was Iskander Moeda, who reigned from 1607 to 1636. His militant policies and interference in trade made him a difficult partner. The lifting of the factorij in 1616 reflected the ongoing tensions between the VOC and Aceh, which would continue to fluctuate over the following decades. The post was reopened in 1620 only to be lifted again in 1623.
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Source
Geschiedkundige Atlas van Nederland: De Archipel en het Maleische Schiereiland in 1619 – Idem in 1650 – De Compagnie buiten den Archipel in 1650, by Dr. F. W. Stapel (‘s-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, 1928), pp. 16, 30.
The year 1616 marked the lifting of the VOC trading post at Aceh by the Dutch East India Company because of the “tyranny and bad treatment” of the sultan towards Dutch merchants, as recorded in the Company’s documents: “overmits de tyrannye ende het quaet tractement.” This was not the final closure; the factorij was re-established in 1620, but it was a significant setback for Dutch trade with Aceh.
Aceh Context
The sultan of Aceh at that time was Iskander Moeda, who reigned from 1607 to 1636. His militant policies and interference in trade made him a difficult partner. The lifting of the factorij in 1616 reflected the ongoing tensions between the VOC and Aceh, which would continue to fluctuate over the following decades. The post was reopened in 1620 only to be lifted again in 1623.
See Also
Source
Geschiedkundige Atlas van Nederland: De Archipel en het Maleische Schiereiland in 1619 – Idem in 1650 – De Compagnie buiten den Archipel in 1650, by Dr. F. W. Stapel (‘s-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, 1928), pp. 16, 30.