CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 6 Jan Pietersz Coen, governor-general of the Dutch Indies. The kings of Bantam and Jacatra, with the Eng- lish, enter into a plot to expel the Dutch from Java, and hostilities commence. C. I6I9. S. 1541. H. 1028. The Dutch enter into a capitulation to surren- der their garrison at Jacatra, but are saved by the secession of the king of Bantam from the league against them. The name of Batavia is bestowed on the Dutch fort at Jacatra. May 28. — Coen returns from Amboyna with a large force, and attacks and destroys the town of Jacatra. The Dutch commence hostilities with the Ban- tamese, which last ten years. Tomamenanga ri Gaokana, king of Goa Ma- cassar, lays the states of Bima, Tambora, Dompo, and Sangar, in the island of Sambawa, under con- tribution. The king of Achin conquers Queda and Perah, in the Malayan Peninsula, and Dili in Sumatra. C. 1620. S. 1542. H. 1029. The Dutch and English East India Companies having entered into treaty, the former propose the reduction of the Banda Isles as a joint enterprise, which the latter decline, declaring their want of
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