Jan Pieterszoon Coen
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan Pieterszoon Coen canonical | 5 |
| Piet Pieterszoon Coen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jan Pieterszoon Coen Context triple: [Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, positionHeldBy, Jan Pieterszoon Coen]
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Jan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
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Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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D.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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E.
Jacob van Swanenburgh
Jacob van Swanenburgh was a Dutch painter of the early 17th century, known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes and for having taught the young Rembrandt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jan Pieterszoon Coen Target entity description: Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
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A.
Jan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
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B.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Isaac van Hoornbeek was a 17th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland, acting as one of the leading political figures of the Dutch Republic.
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D.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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E.
Jacob van Swanenburgh
Jacob van Swanenburgh was a Dutch painter of the early 17th century, known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes and for having taught the young Rembrandt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
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governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| activeIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | strict VOC trade monopoly in the East Indies ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1587-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1629-09-21 ⓘ |
| education | merchant training in Italy ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| era | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Coen ⓘ |
| founded |
Batavia
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VOC headquarters in Batavia ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | VOC monopoly on nutmeg trade in Banda Islands ⓘ |
| knownFor | Banda Islands massacre ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated by statues and street names in the Netherlands
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controversial due to extreme violence and massacres ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Dutch–Portuguese War
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surface form:
Dutch–Portuguese War in Asia
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| notableFor |
consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies
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establishing VOC dominance in the spice trade ⓘ founding Batavia ⓘ violent conquest and massacres in the East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Batavia in 1619 ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch colonial empire
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surface form:
Dutch colonial empire in Asia
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| patronymicName | Pieterszoon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County of Holland
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Dutch Republic ⓘ Hoorn ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ Java ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director-General of Trade of the VOC in Asia
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence |
Batavia
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Hoorn ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical debate about colonial violence ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Banda Islands
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Batavia ⓘ East Indies ⓘ |
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Subject: Jan Pieterszoon Coen Description of subject: Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Referenced by (6)
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