Dutch Coromandel
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Was a governorate of the Dutch East India Company on the coasts of the Coromandel region (India).
Establishment
January 1606: Masulipatnam was the first Dutch factory on the Coromandel Coast of India.
Chronology
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1.1.Dutch intervention 1638-1658
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January 1659: In 1658, the Dutch made an agreement with Nayaka of Thanjavur, by which ten villages were transferred from the Portuguese to the Dutch Nagapattinam Port, Puthur, Muttam, Poruvalancheri, Anthanappettai, Karureppankadu, AzhingiMangalam, Sangamangalam, Thiruthinamangalam, Manjakollai, Nariyankudi.
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October 1687: The Portuguese outpost of Nagulavancha was destroyed on 13 October 1687 by locals.
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January 1731: The Dutch abandoned their post in Draksharama in favour of Jaggernaikpoeram.
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November 1781: The Siege of Negapatam in 1781 was a military conflict between British forces led by Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and French forces commanded by Admiral Suffren during the Anglo-French War. The British eventually captured Negapatam, a key port city in India, leading to its military occupation by Great Britain.
January 1782: Sadras, a town in India, was captured by the British East India Company.
January 1784: Sadras, a territory in Dutch Coromandel, was returned to the British under the Treaty of Paris in 1784. This decision was made after negotiations between the British and the Dutch, following the end of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.
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July 1795: British troops occupied Dutch Coromandel to prevent it from being overrun by the French. Dutch governor Jacob Eilbracht capitulated to the British on 15 July 1795.
January 1607: Second Dutch factory on the Coromandel Coast.
January 1609: Thirupathiripuliyur was founded by the Dutch in 1608 on the ruins of an old Portuguese fort.
January 1609: The Dutch East India Company, led by Governor-General Pieter Both, established a settlement in an old house in Parangippettai (Porto Novo) in 1608.
January 1610: Dutch outpost in Tenganapatnam established in 1609.
January 1610: The Dutch occupied Pulicat fort.
January 1612: The English settled in the Masulipatnam in 1611.
January 1613: Sadras is enlarged into a full factory by the Dutch.
January 1614: The Dutch established a trading post in Palakol for textile, lamp oil, wood, roof tiles, and bricks.
January 1626: The Dutch outpost in Thirupathiripuliyur was destroyed in 1625 by a local chief.
January 1634: Draksharama acquired by the Dutch.
January 1635: After having only a local tradesman to their service, the Dutch expanded their presence in Golkonda to a full factory in 1664.
January 1636: From 1635 Dutch Bengal was administered by Dutch Coromandel.
January 1637: Foundation of the Dutch factory of Pipley (Pipli).
January 1637: Hugli-Chuchura was abandoned by the Dutch.
January 1646: The territory of Hugli-Chuchura is re-occupied by the Dutch.
January 1653: The local trading post of Visakhapatnam was enlarged into a fort in 1758.
January 1656: The territory of Dutch Bengal was administered by the Dutch Coromandel from 1635 to 1655.
January 1669: Nizampatnam was abandoned by the Dutch in 1668.
January 1670: Nagulavancha was established.
January 1725: Hyderabad State was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan who was the governor of Deccan under the Mughals from 1713 to 1721.
January 1734: In 1733, the Swedish East India Company, under the leadership of King Frederick I of Sweden, established a factory in Porto Novo, which is now known as Parangipettai. This marked Sweden's presence in the region during the colonial era.
January 1735: Kakinada was an important textile trading post after the loss of Draksharama and Palakol.
January 1742: In 1741, Governor Joseph François Dupleix arrived in India, aiming to establish a French territorial empire. Commanded by Marquis Bussy-Castelnau, Dupleix's forces gained control over the area from Hyderabad to Cape Comorin.
December 1754: The Governor of French India, Charles Godeheu, signed a treaty with the British on December 26, 1754, agreeing to evacuate all the territories in India conquered by his predecessor, Joseph Dupleix. The British also agreed to leave the territories of French India that they had occupied.
January 1759: Tenganapatnam was abandoned by the Dutch in favour of Parangippettai (Porto Novo) in 1758.
April 1760: Karikal is occupied by British forces on 15 Apr 1760.
March 1818: The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 restored Dutch Coromandel to Dutch rule. After protracted negotiations, the Dutch possessions were eventually handed over on 31 March 1818.
June 1825: Seven years after the possessions were restored to the Dutch, Dutch Coromandel was again ceded to the British, owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.
Disestablishment
June 1825: Seven years after the possessions were restored to the Dutch, Dutch Coromandel was again ceded to the British, owing to the provisions of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.
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