Dutch–Portuguese War
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The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Target entity: Dutch–Portuguese War Context triple: [Dutch West India Company, involvedIn, Dutch–Portuguese War]
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Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dutch–Portuguese War Target entity description: The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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A.
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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B.
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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D.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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E.
War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern conflict
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war ⓘ |
| cause |
Dutch attempt to seize Portuguese colonial possessions
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competition for control of Asian trade routes ⓘ competition for control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ competition for control of spice trade ⓘ competition for control of sugar trade ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Dutch Republic
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Portugal ⓘ |
| endTime | 1663 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Dutch Golden Age
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Portuguese Restoration War context ⓘ global trade networks ⓘ history of colonialism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dutch–Portuguese War
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Dutch–Portuguese War in Angola
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in Ceylon
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in India
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in Southeast Asia
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in West Africa
Dutch–Portuguese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Dutch–Portuguese War in the East Indies
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| mainTheater |
Africa
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Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Indian Ocean ⓘ Malacca ⓘ Angola ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Angola
Portuguese America ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Brazil
Portuguese Gold Coast ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ South Atlantic ⓘ |
| participant |
Dutch East India Company
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Dutch West India Company ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ indigenous peoples in Brazil ⓘ local African polities ⓘ local Asian polities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch colonial empire
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Eighty Years' War ⓘ Iberian Union ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Empire in the Age of Discovery
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| result |
Dutch control of Ceylon
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Dutch control of Malacca ⓘ Dutch control of parts of the Gold Coast ⓘ Dutch dominance in the East Indies ⓘ Portuguese loss of many Asian possessions ⓘ Portuguese reconquest of Brazil ⓘ decline of Portuguese colonial power in Asia ⓘ expansion of Dutch colonial empire ⓘ shift of maritime trade dominance from Iberian powers to the Dutch ⓘ temporary Dutch control of parts of Brazil ⓘ |
| startTime | 1601 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dutch–Portuguese War Description of subject: The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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