British occupation of Java

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The British occupation of Java was a brief period from 1811 to 1816 when the British East India Company governed the island after seizing it from the Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military occupation
appliesToJurisdiction Java
appliesToPart Central Java
linked to: Java

East Java
Java Sea coastal regions
West Java
capital Batavia
chronologyWithinTopic early 19th century colonial history of Indonesia
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country United Kingdom
describedBySource The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles
endTime 1816
1816 Treaty implementation
followedBy restoration of Dutch rule in Java
follows Dutch colonial rule in Java
governingBody British East India Company administration in Java
hasCause Anglo-Dutch conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
hasEffect changes in Javanese legal and judicial systems
introduction of land rent system in Java
mapping and survey of Java
reorganization of Java’s administration
temporary British control of Java
weakening of Dutch colonial structures
headOfGovernment Thomas Stamford Raffles
languageUsed Dutch
English
Javanese
Malay
legalBasis British military conquest of Java
location Dutch East Indies
Java
Southeast Asia
occupyingPower British East India Company
British Empire
officeHeldBy Thomas Stamford Raffles
partOf Napoleonic Wars in the East Indies
previouslyHeldBy Dutch Empire
Kingdom of Holland
result return of Java to Dutch control under the terms of post-Napoleonic settlements
significantEvent Battle of Java (1811)
British invasion of Java
significantFigure Jan Willem Janssens
Lord Minto
Thomas Stamford Raffles
startTime 1811
August 1811
titleOfHeadOfGovernment Lieutenant-Governor of Java

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Lieutenant-Governor of Java partOf British occupation of Java
British forces in Manila partOf British operations in the East Indies
linked to: British occupation of Java
British Java startEvent British invasion of Java (1811)
linked to: British occupation of Java
Samuel Gibbs partOf British rule in Java
linked to: British occupation of Java
Samuel Gibbs partOf British rule in the Dutch East Indies
linked to: British occupation of Java
British occupation of Java partOf Napoleonic Wars in the East Indies
linked to: British occupation of Java
British occupation of Java significantEvent British invasion of Java
linked to: British occupation of Java
Rollo Gillespie participatedIn Invasion of Java (1811)
subject linked to: Major-General Rollo Gillespie
linked to: British occupation of Java