Treaty of Axim

Treaty of Axim (1642)

Agreement between General Jacob Ruijchaver of the Dutch West India Company and the caboceers of Axim
Fort St. Anthony at Axim, Dutch Gold Coast, 1709. Lithograph.
Type	Agreement confirming mutual jurisdictions and regulating mutual obligations
Signed	17 February 1642
Location	Axim (now Ghana)
Effective	17 February 1642
Expiration	6 April 1872 (some parts earlier)
Signatories	Director general of the Dutch Gold Coast Chiefs of Axim
Parties	States General of the Netherlands Dutch West India Company Government of Axim
Language	Dutch
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The Treaty of Axim was concluded between the Netherlands and the chiefs of Axim in the western region of the Gold Coast (West Africa) and signed at Fort St. Anthony near Axim on 17 February 1642. The treaty regulated the jurisdiction of the Netherlands and the Dutch West India Company in the town and polity of Axim after the Dutch West India Company had successfully attacked the Portuguese who were the occupants of Fort St. Anthony in the town. Over time, the agreement was in part superseded and replaced by new contracts and agreements. The treaty did remain the basis for Dutch jurisdiction and political relations between Axim and the Dutch until the latter left the Gold Coast in 1872.