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Dutch East India Company: Quick Facts

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Also Known As VOC • United East India Company • Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie
Date 1602 - 1799
Areas Of Involvement international trade
Related People Jan Pieterszoon Coen • Abel Tasman • Anthony van Diemen • Gustaaf Willem, baron van Imhoff • Dirk van Hogendorp • Joan Maetsuyker • Cornelis Janszoon Speelman • Sebastian Cornelius Nederburgh

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