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apr 23, 1603 - Dutch East India Company: First Permanent Trading Post

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Known for colonising, first permanent Dutch trading post was in Banten, West Java, Indonesia. This marked the first of many trading posts to come as the Dutch East India Company rose the power with their spice trade, having a say in government and even being able to start wars and convict criminals.

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apr 23, 1603
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~ 422 years ago

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