Treaty of Bongaja

The Treaty of Bongaja was signed on November 18, 1668 between Sultan Saif-ud-Din of Tidore and the Dutch East India Company (VOC). This treaty was developed after Dutch imperial forces (allied with the Bugis) defeated the rebel forces at Makassar. Based on the terms of the agreement, Sultan Saif-ud-Din officially recognized the VOC's influence in Indonesian territories (VOC recognition by the sultan was unofficially established in 1667). As a result, major restrictions were placed on Tidore's ability to trade. The treaty declared that all traders from Tidore required a license in order to do business in regions controlled by the Dutch East India Company. These territories included Buton, Makassar, Timor, Bima and the coasts of Java.

ee also

*List of treaties

References

*Nguyen-Long, Kerry. "Vietnamese Ceramic Trade to the Philippines in the Seventeenth Century." Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. Volume: 30, Issue 1, Page 1, 1999. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst;jsessionid=G1mpyyqvxGvZLCX6GWZPNCm8QHytfNRklnQ2Fn2XGpvCJPcQzrZ2!161906379?a=o&d=5001823580]