Rijckloff van Goens

Rijckloff van Goens

Rijckloff van Goens (June 24 1619 – November 14 1682) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1678-1681. He wrote extensively about his travels to Ceylon and India.

His writing about visits to the palaces of Sultan Agung and his successors are important references for historians of the Mataram era in Java.

ee also

* Dutch East India Company
* Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
* Shenoy

References

* (Dutch) [http://www.vocsite.nl/geschiedenis/personalia/vangoens.html www.vocsite.nl]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Simon van der Stel — 240px Nacimiento 22 de diciembre de 1616 En el mar, en ruta a isla Mauricio …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of Governors of Zeylan — The following is a list of Dutch governors of Zeylan. The Dutch arrived on the island of Sri Lanka on 2 May 1639 and parts of the island were incorporated as a Dutch colony by the name of Zeylan on 12 May 1656. The first Dutch Governor, Willem… …   Wikipedia

  • Cornelis Speelman — (2 March 1628 11 January 1684) was Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 1681 to 1684. Cornelis Speelman, represented around 1800. Cornelis Janzoon Speelman was the son of a Rotterdam merchant. He was born on 2 March 1628. In his 16th… …   Wikipedia

  • Гунс, Рейклоф ван — Рейклоф ван Гунс нидерл. Rijckloff van Goens …   Википедия

  • Shenoy — IntroductionShenoy ( Devnagri: शणय ) is a common Surname amongst the Goud Saraswat Brahmins.Saraswat Brahmins originate from Goa, India. The word Shenoy itself means a temple accountant. Therefore almost every village in Goa had a… …   Wikipedia

  • Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies — List of Governors General of the Dutch East Indies and their service years The Governor G …   Wikipedia

  • Gouverneur général des Indes néerlandaises — La résidence des gouverneurs généraux des Indes néerlandaises à Bogor Le gouverneur général des Indes néerlandaises était le représentant du pouvoir néerlandais dans les Indes néerlandaises de 1610 à la reconnaissance de l indépendance de l Indon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gobernador General de las Indias Orientales Neerlandesas — El Gobernador General de las Indias Orientales Neerlandesas (Gouverneur generaal van Nederlands Indië) era el máximo representante de los Países Bajos en las Indias Orientales Neerlandesas entre 1610 y el reconocimiento neerlandes de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dutch India — Dutch trading ships in Negapatnam, Dutch Coromandel, circa 1680 …   Wikipedia

  • Bernard Fokke — Bernard or Barend Fokke was a 17th century Frysian born captain for the Dutch East India Company. He was renowned for the uncanny speed of his trips from Holland to Java. For example, in 1678 he traveled the distance in 3 months and 4 (or 10)… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”