Governorate of the Banda Islands Gouvernement Banda-eilanden | |||||||||
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| 1609–1798 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Banda Islands | |||||||||
| Status | Dutch colony | ||||||||
| Capital | Fort Nassau (1609-1611) Fort Belgica (1611-1798) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Imperialism | ||||||||
• Building of Fort Nassau on the ruins of a Portuguese fort | 1609 | ||||||||
• Nationalisation of VOC possessions by the Batavian Republic | 17 March 1798 | ||||||||
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The Banda Islands were a governorate of the Dutch East India Company. The governorate comprised Banda Neira, Banda Besar, Pulau Ai, Run, Banda Api, and some smaller islands.[1]
The Banda Islands were the centre of nutmeg production.
- ^ "Banda-eilanden". De VOC site. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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