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17th century Dutch map of Formosa

Dutch Formosa was a colonial state in existence from 1624 to 1662 on the island of Taiwan. It was the first organised government the island had seen, and ushered in an era of agricultural and economic development. The Dutch also encouraged large-scale immigration by Han Chinese settlers from Fujian, meaning that the island went from predominantly aborigine at the start of the 17th century to majority Chinese at the end of the century.

Timeline

Year	Dutch Formosa	The wider world
1622	Occupation of the Pescadores by Dutch troops under Admiral van Warwijk Shipwreck of the Gouden Leeuw (Golden Lion) on Lamey Island. The survivors are slaughtered by the aboriginal inhabitants of the island.
1623	The first Dutch traders arrive at Tayouan in the southwest of Formosa.
1624	August - Fort Zeelandia is built and garrisoned, marking the founding of Dutch Formosa, with Marten Sonk as the inaugural Governor of Formosa.
1625	Governor Sonck drowns in Anping Harbour and is buried at Fort Zeelandia. He is replaced as Governor by Gerard Frederikszoon de With.
1626
1627	Pieter Nuyts is appointed Governor of Formosa, replacing de With.
1628
1629	Governor Nuyts is recalled to Batavia in disgrace, his place as ruler of Formosa being taken by Hans Putmans.
1630
1631
1632
1633
1634
1635	November - having received reinforcements from Batavia, Governor Putmans orders troops to Mattau, to avenge a string of previous incidents, including the 1629 slaughter of 60 Dutch musketeers.
1636	Governor Putmans, the longest serving head of government in Formosa, retires. Johan van der Burg is appointed as the new Governor. April–May - an expedition is launched against the natives of Lamey Island, resulting in the massacre of 300 inhabitants.
1637
1638
1639
1640	Governor van der Burg dies in office, with Paulus Traudenius becoming the new Governor is his place.
1641
1642
1643	Maximilian le Maire replaces Paulus Tradenius as Governor.
1644	François Caron becomes Governor, replacing le Maire. July 30 - an earthquake estimated at magnitude 5 occurs in the south of Taiwan.
1645
1646	Caron is replaced as Governor by Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater.
1647
1648
1649	Nicolas Verburg becomes the tenth Governor, replacing Overtwater.
1650
1651
1652	September 7–11 - a major rebellion by Chinese settlers under the leadership of Guo Huaiyi is sparked by dissatisfaction with Dutch rule. The rebellion is crushed by the Dutch together with their native Formosan allies; losses on the Dutch side are slight, but a few thousand Chinese settlers are killed.
1653	Governor Verburg is recalled to Batavia, with place taken by Cornelis Caesar.
1654
1655	January 21 - An earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.5 hits the area around present-day Tainan City.
1656	Caesar steps down as Governor, to be replaced by Frederick Coyett, the twelfth and last Governor of Formosa.
1657
1658
1659
1660
1661
1662	1 February - after enduring nine months of siege, Governor Coyett surrenders Fort Zeelandia to Koxinga. The state of Dutch Formosa ends, to be replaced by Koxinga's Kingdom of Tungning.

References

• Blussé, Leonard (2000). "The Cave of the Black Spirits". In Blundell, David (ed.). Austronesian Taiwan. California: University of California. ISBN 0-936127-09-0.

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