Banda Massacre of 1621
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The Banda Massacre of 1621 was a brutal campaign by the Dutch East India Company to seize control of the lucrative nutmeg trade in the Banda Islands, resulting in the mass killing, enslavement, and displacement of the indigenous population.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Banda Massacre of 1621 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Banda Massacre of 1621 Context triple: [Banda Islands, historicalEvent, Banda Massacre of 1621]
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Cochecho Massacre of 1689
The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.
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Bloody Island Massacre
The Bloody Island Massacre was an 1850 attack by U.S. soldiers on the Pomo people in California, resulting in the killing of scores of Native Americans and becoming a symbol of the violent dispossession of Indigenous peoples during westward expansion.
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Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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Marias Massacre
The Marias Massacre was an 1870 U.S. Army attack in Montana in which troops killed a large number of Piegan Blackfeet people, including many women, children, and elders.
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E.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Banda Massacre of 1621 Target entity description: The Banda Massacre of 1621 was a brutal campaign by the Dutch East India Company to seize control of the lucrative nutmeg trade in the Banda Islands, resulting in the mass killing, enslavement, and displacement of the indigenous population.
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A.
Cochecho Massacre of 1689
The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.
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B.
Bloody Island Massacre
The Bloody Island Massacre was an 1850 attack by U.S. soldiers on the Pomo people in California, resulting in the killing of scores of Native Americans and becoming a symbol of the violent dispossession of Indigenous peoples during westward expansion.
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C.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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D.
Marias Massacre
The Marias Massacre was an 1870 U.S. Army attack in Montana in which troops killed a large number of Piegan Blackfeet people, including many women, children, and elders.
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E.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Jan Pieterszoon Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicMotivation |
control of mace trade
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control of nutmeg production ⓘ elimination of English and Asian competitors in Banda ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bandanese resistance to Dutch control
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Dutch attempt to monopolize nutmeg trade ⓘ VOC enforcement of spice monopoly ⓘ |
| hasPart |
enslavement of survivors
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forced displacement of Bandanese population ⓘ mass killing of Bandanese people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
NERFINISHED
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European colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locationOfConflict |
Ai Island
NERFINISHED
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Banda Neira NERFINISHED ⓘ Lontor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerpetrator |
Dutch East India Company
NERFINISHED
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VOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme violence used to secure spice monopoly
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large-scale killing relative to small island population ⓘ role in establishing Dutch dominance in the spice trade ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Bandanese leaders
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indigenous Bandanese population ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch expansion in the East Indies
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Dutch–Bandanese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorOrganization | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorState | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Banda Islands
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Pieterszoon Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ nutmeg trade ⓘ |
| result |
Dutch control of Banda Islands
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consolidation of VOC spice monopoly ⓘ depopulation of Banda Islands ⓘ enslavement of Bandanese survivors ⓘ establishment of Dutch nutmeg plantations ⓘ importation of enslaved laborers to Banda plantations ⓘ near extermination of indigenous Bandanese population ⓘ |
| startTime | 1621 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Banda Islands
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Maluku Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Indonesia ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Bandanese people
NERFINISHED
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indigenous inhabitants of the Banda Islands ⓘ |
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Subject: Banda Massacre of 1621 Description of subject: The Banda Massacre of 1621 was a brutal campaign by the Dutch East India Company to seize control of the lucrative nutmeg trade in the Banda Islands, resulting in the mass killing, enslavement, and displacement of the indigenous population.
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