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2 unusual facts about Dutch Formosa


Dutch Formosa

The Dutch were not universally welcomed and uprisings by both aborigines and recent Han Chinese arrivals were quelled by the Dutch military on more than one occasion.

The original intention of setting up Fort Zeelandia at Tayowan (Anping) in southern Formosa was to provide a base for trading with China and Japan, as well as interfering with Portuguese and Spanish trade in the region.



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