Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia

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The Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia was the high-level colonial governing and administrative body of the VOC in its Asian headquarters, responsible for directing major commercial, political, and exploratory ventures across the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf VOC institution ⓘ
administrative body ⓘ
colonial executive council ⓘ
colonial governing council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council of the Indies ⓘ
Raad van Indië ⓘ
authorityOver VOC governors and directors in Asian factories ⓘ
VOC military commanders in Asia ⓘ
basedIn Batavia ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
Java ⓘ
compositionIncludes Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
senior VOC councillors ⓘ
country Dutch Republic ⓘ
employer VOC governors in Asian territories ⓘ
VOC officials in Asia ⓘ
headquarters Castle of Batavia ⓘ
linked to: Batavia Castle
historicalRole central organ of Dutch colonial rule in Asia ⓘ
key institution in early modern global trade governance ⓘ
jurisdiction VOC possessions in Asia ⓘ
VOC trading posts in East Asia ⓘ
VOC trading posts in Southeast Asia ⓘ
VOC trading posts in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ
languageOfName Dutch ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+7 ⓘ
partOf Dutch East India Company ⓘ
regionServed East Asia ⓘ
Indian Ocean world ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
reportsTo Board of Directors of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice within VOC territories in Asia ⓘ
allocation of trading ships and cargoes in Asia ⓘ
appointment of VOC officials in Asian settlements ⓘ
coordination of VOC fleets in Asian waters ⓘ
implementation of VOC charter in Asia ⓘ
negotiation of treaties with Asian rulers ⓘ
oversight of exploratory voyages in the Indian and Pacific Oceans ⓘ
oversight of military expeditions in Asia ⓘ
regulation of intra-Asian trade ⓘ
supervision of VOC monopolies in spices and other commodities ⓘ
role central administrative authority in Asia ⓘ
director of VOC commercial policy in Asia ⓘ
director of VOC exploratory ventures in Asia ⓘ
director of VOC political strategy in Asia ⓘ
high-level colonial governing body ⓘ
supreme authority over VOC Asian settlements ⓘ
subordinateTo Gentlemen Seventeen ⓘ
Heeren XVII ⓘ
usedLanguage Dutch ⓘ
Portuguese as a lingua franca in some dealings ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1642–1643 Pacific voyage → organizedBy → Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia ⓘ
Willem Arnold Alting → memberOf → Council of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia
Hoanya → colonialEraContactWith → Dutch Formosa authorities ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia
Jakarta History Museum → occupiesFormer → Stadhuis of Batavia ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia
Willem Adriaan van der Stel → hasAffiliation → Dutch East India Company Council of Policy at the Cape ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia
Dutch governors of Malacca → appointedBy → VOC Governor-General and Council in Batavia ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia