Development of Batavia (now Jakarta)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Development_of_Batavia_(now_Jakarta)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Jakarta
gptkbp:demographics influx of Chinese, Arab, Indian, and indigenous people
gptkbp:district gptkb:canal
European-style architecture
segregated neighborhoods
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Development of Batavia (now Jakarta)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Old_Town_(Kota_Tua_Jakarta)
influence on modern Jakarta's layout
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jakarta
gptkb:Batavia
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity shipping
spice trade
administration of Dutch colonial rule
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Stadhuis_(city_hall)
Kasteel Batavia (Batavia Castle)
walls and moats
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chinese_Massacre_of_1740
gptkbp:period 17th century
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Jayakarta
gptkbp:significantEvent construction of canals
fortification of the city
founding of Batavia in 1619
growth as a trading port
urban planning based on Dutch models
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pieter_de_Carpentier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6