Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:region
gptkb:colonialism |
| gptkbp:area |
1860 km²
about 2,040 km² |
| gptkbp:breeding_behavior |
gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
|
| gptkbp:capital |
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Port_Louis |
| gptkbp:conflict |
French-Dutch War
|
| gptkbp:cultural_influence |
gptkb:Germany
Dutch cuisine Dutch architecture |
| gptkbp:currency |
Dutch guilder
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1710
|
| gptkbp:established |
1638
|
| gptkbp:geographical_feature |
gptkb:Le_Morne_Brabant
gptkb:Black_River_Gorges |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1814
Treaty of Breda 1667 Charter of the Dutch East India Company |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first European settlement in Mauritius
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dutch Mauritius
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Dutch
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Indian_Ocean |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:military gptkb:colonialism establishment of a fort impact on biodiversity influence on maritime trade influence on local culture arrival of the first settlers documentation of flora and fauna establishment of plantations introduction of new crops legacy of colonialism development of shipping routes conflict with local tribes discovery of the island introduction of livestock trade with India interaction with European powers cultural exchange with Africa abandonment of the island exploration by Dutch navigators exploration of surrounding islands extinction of the dodo bird introduction of sugar cultivation |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Jan_van_Riebeeck
|
| gptkbp:official_language |
gptkb:Dutch
|
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 5,000 at its peak
2000 (circa 1700) |
| gptkbp:successor |
French Mauritius
|
| gptkbp:trade |
gptkb:oppression
spices sugar |