W.Ph. Coolhaas
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LOCATION: Bilthoven, Netherlands, The
Professor of Colonial History, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Coauthor of Jan Pieterszoon Coen.
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen was the chief founder of the Dutch commercial empire in the East Indies. As the fourth governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, he established a chain of fortified posts in the Indonesian Archipelago, displacing the Portuguese and preventing penetration by the English. His…
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