Talk:Doman (Khoikhoi)

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 15:14, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Doman, an interpreter for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, turned against his employer after seeing their subjugation of Java and led the Khoikhoi in war against them? Source: "less is known about another Khoikhoi interpreter ... In the traditional VOC way, he was sent to Batavia to improve his Dutch and learn more about the commercial business of the Company. However, that was not all he learned, for the trip made him realize the vulnerability of the Company ships if they were not adequately supplied. On returning to the Cape, after serving as interpreter for a while, Doman disappeared, only to reappear in 1659 as leader of Khoikhoi raiders on the settlers' farms, aimed at interrupting the supply chain both to the fort and to ships refuelling in Table Bay. Doman's force managed to capture most of the farms, but they could not storm the well- protected fort, to which the Dutch farmers retreated with their remaining livestock." from: Jack, Malcolm (8 October 2018). To the Fairest Cape: European Encounters in the Cape of Good Hope. Rutgers University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-68448-000-5.
  "while in Java he was apparently struck by the magnitude of the threat which the Dutch could pose to an indigenous society ... he witnessed the climax of the spirited resistance which the Bantamese put up against the Dutch domination of the north shore of the island" from: Preez, Max du (5 November 2010). Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats: More Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-77020-137-8.
  • ALT1: ... that after leading the Khoikhoi in war against the Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope Doman returned to Dutch service as an interpreter? Source: "Doman's dream of driving the Dutch back across the sea was shattered. He resume some of his duties as an interpreter" from: Preez, Max du (5 November 2010). Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats: More Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-77020-137-8.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Rabkin

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:38, 17 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Doman (Khoikhoi); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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Overall: ALT0 is best. Very interesting historical biography. Thanks for putting it together. Iskandar323 (talk) 05:48, 18 February 2023 (UTC)