Dutch India

Dutch India

Dutch Colony (1605-1825)

Location: Indian Subcontinent

Capital City: Masulipatnam (1605-1610), Pulicat (1610-1687, 1781-1825), Negapatnam (1687-1781)

Government type: Territory Administered by the Dutch East India Company (1605-1801), Dutch Colony (1801-1825)

Main languages: Dutch, Gujurati, Marathi, Konkani, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali

Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Hinduism

Chronology

1605: Dutch East India Company establishes its first Indian outpost at Masulipatnam

1795-1818: British occupation

1801: Dutch East India Company dissolved, Dutch government assumes administration (on paper, not effective until British withdrawal)

1825: Netherlands cedes all Indian holdings to Britain

Currency

Rupee (1615-1785)

1 Rupee = 8 Bazaruk = 20 Stuiver = 30 Rasi = 42 Fanam = 80 Duit = 488 Cash • 3.5 Rupees = 1 Pagoda

Coins from Dutch India in the collection

•1 Duit, 1695 (copper, Negapatnam mint, KM#26)

•5 Cash, 1610-1825 (copper, Pulicat mint)