The Dutch in Kerala-psc

The Dutch in Kerala-psc

1-The Dutch were the first Protestant nation in Europe to establish trade contacts with Kerala.

2-The Dutch East India company was formed in 1602.

3-Dutch Admiral Steven Van Der Hagen was the first Dutch Admiral to reach Kerala (Calicut)

4-The Dutch set up factories at Masulipatanam, Pulicat, Surat, Bimily patam, Balasore, Nagapattam, Cochin etc.

5-They first of all entered into an alliance with the Zamorin of Calicut.

6-By the Treaty of Venad (1662), they established their monopoly of pepper trade.

7-Weakened by the wars with the Zamorin and beaten by Mathandavarma, they paved the way for English Supremacy.

8-They introduced salt farming industry in Kerala.

9-They maintained Leper Asylums at Palliport and Baypin.

10-The famous ‘Travancore Lines’ which checked Hyder Ali and Tipu were the joint work of the Dutch Captain, D’ Lannoy and Soobba Iyer.

11-Most important contribution of Dutch to Kerala is the monumental work, Horthus Malabaricus.

12- It was compiled under the patronage of Admiral Van

Rheede.

13- Carmelite Monk Mathews, three Gowda Saraswath Brahmins, Ranga Bhatt, Appu Bhatt and Vinayaka Bhatt and an Ezhava Physician Itti Achuthan were associated with its compilation.

14-The work was published from Amsterdam (Holland) between 1678 and 1703.

15-They built the Bolgatti palace in 1744.