Dutch–Portuguese War

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The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

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instanceOf early modern conflict
war
cause Dutch attempt to seize Portuguese colonial possessions
competition for control of Asian trade routes
competition for control of Atlantic trade routes
competition for control of spice trade
competition for control of sugar trade
conflictBetween Dutch Republic
Portugal
endTime 1663
hasEffectOn Dutch Golden Age
Portuguese Restoration War context
global trade networks
history of colonialism
hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola
Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil
Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon
Dutch–Portuguese War in India
Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia
Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa
Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies
mainTheater Africa
Americas
Asia
Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Malacca
Portuguese Angola
linked to: Angola

Portuguese Brazil
linked to: Portuguese America

Portuguese Gold Coast
Portuguese India
South Atlantic
participant Dutch East India Company
Dutch West India Company
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire
indigenous peoples in Brazil
local African polities
local Asian polities
relatedTo Dutch colonial empire
Eighty Years' War
Iberian Union
Portuguese Empire in the Age of Discovery
linked to: Portuguese Empire
result Dutch control of Ceylon
Dutch control of Malacca
Dutch control of parts of the Gold Coast
Dutch dominance in the East Indies
Portuguese loss of many Asian possessions
Portuguese reconquest of Brazil
decline of Portuguese colonial power in Asia
expansion of Dutch colonial empire
shift of maritime trade dominance from Iberian powers to the Dutch
temporary Dutch control of parts of Brazil
startTime 1601

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Dutch West India Company involvedIn Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch Brazil significantEvent Dutch conquest of Recife
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Portuguese Empire event Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch colonial empire notableConflict Dutch–Portuguese War
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen participatedIn Dutch-Portuguese War in Brazil
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in India
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Portuguese War hasPart Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
New Holland conflict Dutch–Portuguese War
Portuguese reconquest of Recife partOf Dutch–Portuguese War
Jan Pieterszoon Coen militaryConflict Dutch–Portuguese War in Asia
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Pieter Both participantIn Dutch–Portuguese conflicts in the East Indies
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Mauritsstad partOfConflict Dutch–Portuguese War
Iberian Union conflict Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch Gold Coast significantEvent Dutch–Portuguese War on the Gold Coast
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Luso-Brazilian forces conflict Dutch–Portuguese War
Luso-Dutch War in Brazil partOf Dutch–Portuguese War
Luso-Dutch War in Brazil partOf Dutch–Iberian conflicts
linked to: Dutch–Portuguese War
Dutch–Spanish naval war of the 1630s relatedTo Dutch–Portuguese War