Siege of Batavia (1628–1629)

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The Siege of Batavia (1628–1629) was a major failed Javanese attempt to expel the Dutch East India Company from its fortified headquarters at Batavia, marking a key episode in early 17th-century colonial conflict in Indonesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Dutch–Javanese wars ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aim expulsion of the Dutch East India Company from Batavia ⓘ
belligerent Dutch East India Company ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Mataram Sultanate ⓘ
chronology took place after the founding of Batavia by the VOC in 1619 ⓘ
conflict Dutch–Javanese conflicts ⓘ
country Dutch Republic ⓘ
Mataram Sultanate ⓘ
describedAs failed siege of a fortified European colonial headquarters in Asia ⓘ
key episode in the struggle between the Mataram Sultanate and the VOC ⓘ
endTime 1629 ⓘ
hasContext Islamic Javanese kingdom resistance to European colonial presence ⓘ
VOC efforts to dominate the spice trade ⓘ
competition over control of trade routes in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ
hasEffect strengthened VOC resolve to fortify Batavia further ⓘ
weakened military power of the Mataram Sultanate ⓘ
hasFortifiedPlace Batavia city walls ⓘ
linked to: Batavia Castle
hasMainCombatant VOC garrison at Batavia ⓘ
forces of the Mataram Sultanate ⓘ
hasTheatreOfWar western Java ⓘ
linked to: West Java
locatedInPresentDay Indonesia ⓘ
Jakarta ⓘ
location Batavia ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
Java ⓘ
opponent Dutch East India Company ⓘ
Mataram Sultanate ⓘ
outcome failed Javanese attempt to capture Batavia ⓘ
partOf Dutch–Mataram wars ⓘ
linked to: Trunajaya rebellion

history of Indonesia ⓘ
history of Jakarta ⓘ
relatedTo Dutch colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ
Mataram–VOC rivalry ⓘ
history of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ
result Dutch victory ⓘ
significance consolidation of Dutch control over Batavia ⓘ
major early 17th-century colonial conflict in Indonesia ⓘ
setback for Mataram expansion on Java ⓘ
startTime 1628 ⓘ
timePeriod early 17th century ⓘ

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Mataram Sultanate → majorWar → Siege of Batavia (1628–1629) ⓘ
Sultan Agung of Mataram → conflict → Siege of Batavia (1628) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Batavia (1628–1629)
Sultan Agung of Mataram → conflict → Siege of Batavia (1629) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Batavia (1628–1629)