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Also known as Dutch colonial empire, Dutch colonies, Colonies of the Netherlands, Colonies of Holland
overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands
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The Dutch Empire refers to the overseas territories that were controlled by the Dutch Republic and later the Netherlands, particularly during the 17th and 18th centuries when Dutch merchants and naval power expanded globally. It matters because the Dutch Empire was one of the most influential European colonial powers of its era, shaping global trade, politics, and culture through its control of strategic territories and trade routes around the world.
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- inception
- 1624-00-00
- Commons category
- Dutch Empire
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- Dutch Empire
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1975-12-27
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2nd millennium in the NetherlandsDutch colonial empireDutch RepublicFormer monarchies of EuropeFormer transcontinental empiresHistory of European colonialismOverseas empiresStates and territories disestablished in 1975States and territories established in 1595States and territories established in the 1600s