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The Banda Islands' Last Stand Before Coen's Massacre
Before Jan Pieterszoon Coen's brutal 1621 campaign, the Banda Islands were a thriving nutmeg economy with their own political structures, trade networks, and resistance strategies. This episode traces the decades of increasing Dutch pressure, the fractious relationships between Bandanese leaders and VOC officials, the pivotal 1609 treaty negotiations that broke down, and the desperate resistance that led to the massacre. We explore the role of the hongi fleets, the perkenier system, and the fate of those who escaped to Run and Banten. A story of trade, betrayal, and the human cost of…
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