![Sri Lanka: VOC (Dutch East India) Company crest at Galle Fort, Galle. The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East India Company') was a chartered Sri Lanka: VOC (Dutch East India) Company crest at Galle Fort, Galle. The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East India Company') was a chartered](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00WDG/sri-lanka-voc-dutch-east-india-company-crest-at-galle-fort-galle-the-dutch-east-india-company-vereenigde-oost-indische-compagnie-or-voc-in-dutch-literally-united-east-india-company-was-a-chartered-company-established-in-1602-it-was-also-arguably-the-worlds-first-mega-corporation-possessing-quasi-governmental-powers-including-the-ability-to-wage-war-negotiate-treaties-coin-money-and-establish-colonies-statistically-the-voc-eclipsed-all-of-its-rivals-in-the-asia-trade-the-voc-enjoyed-huge-profits-from-its-spice-monopoly-through-most-of-the-1600s-2B00WDG.jpg)
Sri Lanka: VOC (Dutch East India) Company crest at Galle Fort, Galle. The Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally 'United East India Company') was a chartered
![Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of a Sinhalese attack on Dutch settlers, 17th century. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of a Sinhalese attack on Dutch settlers, 17th century. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B00TJH/sri-lanka-dutch-engraving-of-a-sinhalese-attack-on-dutch-settlers-17th-century-sri-lanka-had-always-been-an-important-port-and-trading-post-in-the-ancient-world-and-was-increasingly-frequented-by-merchant-ships-from-the-middle-east-persia-burma-thailand-malaysia-indonesia-and-other-parts-of-southeast-asia-the-islands-were-known-to-the-first-european-explorers-of-south-asia-and-settled-by-many-groups-of-arab-and-malay-merchants-2B00TJH.jpg)
Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of a Sinhalese attack on Dutch settlers, 17th century. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented
![Dutch Possessions in Ceylon: Seventeenth Century Source: KM de Silva, A... | Download Scientific Diagram Dutch Possessions in Ceylon: Seventeenth Century Source: KM de Silva, A... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263446614/figure/fig2/AS:519788621295616@1500938672559/Dutch-Possessions-in-Ceylon-Seventeenth-Century-Source-KM-de-Silva-A-History-of-Sri.png)
Dutch Possessions in Ceylon: Seventeenth Century Source: KM de Silva, A... | Download Scientific Diagram
![The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B02TYA/the-dutch-east-india-company-voc-was-set-up-in-1602-to-gain-a-foothold-in-the-east-indies-indonesia-for-the-dutch-in-the-lucrative-spice-trade-which-until-that-point-was-dominated-by-the-portuguese-it-was-a-chartered-company-granted-a-monopoly-by-the-dutch-government-to-carry-out-colonial-activities-in-asia-including-establishing-colonies-in-ceylon-sri-lanka-and-india-2B02TYA.jpg)
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point
![Map of Ceylon end 18th century. The darker shaded area is the part of... | Download Scientific Diagram Map of Ceylon end 18th century. The darker shaded area is the part of... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251643619/figure/fig1/AS:627943231471617@1526724741800/Map-of-Ceylon-end-18th-century-The-darker-shaded-area-is-the-part-of-the-Colombo.png)