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9
Òktober
1740

Dutch colonial forces begin mass killings of Chinese residents

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📅 9 Òktober 1740 📍

On 9 October, Dutch authorities and armed colonists began mass violence against Chinese residents of Batavia. The killings followed an escalating crisis shaped by VOC labor controls, deportation threats, and colonial anxieties. Chinese residents were part of the city’s social and commercial life; they were not a foreign threat to be collectively punished.

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Adriaan Valckenier

Chinese residents of Batavia

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Dutch East India Company

Batavia government