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The Dutch East India Company's Secret War in Ceylon
In this episode of The Rise of Colonialism, Lucas and Luna dive into the Dutch East India Company's little-known campaign to conquer Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) from the Portuguese in the 17th century. They explore the strategic importance of the island's cinnamon trade, the unlikely alliance between the VOC and the Kingdom of Kandy, and the brutal siege of Colombo in 1656. Along the way, they discuss the role of the 'thombos' — the Dutch land surveys that transformed Ceylonese society — and the controversial figure of Rijckloff van Goens, the VOC governor whose ambition…
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