In 1664, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Royal Navy sailed to the region, and Governor Peter Stuyvesant had no choice but to surrender the colony to the British ... raiding the merchant ships ...

There are three main routes to consider: the Red City Route takes you around the city centre and Camps Bay; the Blue Mini ...

Bloemfontein had been the capital of the Orange Free State, now the province of Free State, Pretoria was the capital of the Transvaal Republic, and Cape Town was the capital of the Cape Colony.

The governors appointed by the Dutch West India Company were autocratic, ruthless, and not very popular with the colony’s inhabitants. A map of New Amsterdam in the colony of New Netherland. Image: ...

The Dutch first established formal trade relations with the kingdom of Siam in 1604. In 1608, King Ekathotsarot granted permission to the Dutch East India Company (VOC ... produced a number of ...

Vasco da Gama’s opening of the sea-route to India in 1498 inaugurated the second or Asian empire ... When this Asian empire crumbled under the attacks of the Dutch in the early seventeenth century, ...

Situated in the Indian Ocean in the south of India, Sri Lanka is 65,610 square kms in length. It was a Portuguese colony during the 16th century and then became a Dutch colony during ... China, ...

Explore the rise of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia, from the arrival of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to the establishment of the Dutch East Indies. Learn how trade, military conquest, and ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

(Reuters) The plan of India and the US to work together to advance the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) could give a shot in the arm for Indian foreign trade, which is growing at ...

The Hedges Inn in East Hampton has new ownership ... Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall, part-time local residents who also own the Colony Hotel in Florida’s Palm Beach, purchased the property at ...

In an interview with Reuters, he stated, “India-Bangladesh relations should be as strong as possible. You cannot map India without mapping Bangladesh.” Muhammad Yunus has also lauded China for ...