The Dutch: Arrival of the Europeans
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic FactsThe second foreign power to arrive in India | The Dutch |
| The second European force that came to India | The Dutch |
| The Dutch came to India in | 1595 |
| The Dutch are commonly known as | Lanthakkar |
| Religion | Protestant |
| The first Protestant country to establish trade relations with India | The Dutch |
| The Dutch East India Company was founded in the year | 1602 (March 20).also known as United East India Company of the Netherlands and VOC |
| First joint-stock company in the world | The Dutch East India Company |
| The first multinational corporation in the world | The Dutch East India Company |
| The headquarters of the Dutch East India Company was at | Amsterdam |
| First Dutch Factory In India | Masulipatnam (Andhra Pradesh, 1605) |
| Major Dutch Factories In India | Kochi (1663), Karaikal, Pulicat, Chinsur, Bimlipatam, Surat |
| The headquarters of the Dutch territories in Kerala | Kochi |
| The first Dutch Admiral to reach Kerala (Calicut) | Admiral Steven Van Der Hagen |
| Name the king who signed a commercial arrangement with the Dutch East India Company for the first time in India | Zamorin of Kozhikode (1604) |
| The Dutch captured Kollam in | 1658 |
| Name the Dutch admiral who defeated the Portuguese | Admiral Raiclop Van Goins |
| The Dutch captured and conquered Quilon and Cranganur in | 1661 |
| TheTreaty of Azhikode (1661)wassigned between | Zamorin of Kozhikode and the Dutch |
| The treaty by which the Dutch established their monopoly on pepper trade | Treaty of Venad (1662) |
| The year in which the Dutch captured Kochi from the Portuguese was | 1663 |
| The fort captured by the Dutch in 1663 | Fort Angelo |
| The Vettam War of succession of 1691 was fought between | Zamorin in alliance with the Dutch and the Vettam King |
| The fort built by the Dutch in the 18th century at Guruvayur | Chettuva Fort / Fort William (1714) |
| The Chettuva Fort was completed in | 1717 |
| First leprosy sanatorium in Kerala | Pallipuram (Kochi) |
| The first leprosy sanatorium in Kerala was built by | The Dutch (1728) |
| Name the Forts purchased by Dharmaraja from the Dutch in 1789 | Kodungallur Fort and Pallipuram Fort |
| Battle of Colachel (1741)'A disaster of the first magnitude for the Dutch, the battle of Colachel shattered for all time their dream of the conquest of Kerala' | Historian, Prof. A. Sreedhara Menon,A Survey of Kerala HistoryThe year in which the Battle of Colachel took place was –1741 (August 10) |
| The naval Battle of Colachel was fought between | The kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company |
| The Dutch were defeated byMarthanda Varmain the | Battle of Colachel |
| The Prime Minister who helped Marthanda Varma in the Battle of Colachel to defeat the Dutch | Ramayyan Dalwa* |
| The Commander-in-Chief of Marthanda Varma in the Battle of Colachel | Thanu Pillai |
| The first Asian kingdom to defeat a European power | The Travancore Kingdom |
| The first Asian king to defeat a European power | Anizham Thirunal Marthanda VarmaReason for the Battle of Colachel –Annexation of neighboring kingdoms like Elayadathu Swarupam, and Kayamkulam by Marthanda Varma |
| The Dutch naval officer who was captured alive by the army of Travancore | Captain Eustachius De Lannoy (August 14, 1741) |
| The Dutch captain who surrendered to Maharaja Marthandavarma after the Battle of Colachel | Captain De Lannoy |
| Who was known as theValiya Kappithan /Â Great Commander of Travancore | Captain De Lannoy |
| Name the foreign national who later became the Commander-in-Chief of Travancore | Captain De Lannoy |
| The commander who trained the Travancore army in European tactics of war and discipline, equipped with musketry and cannon was | Captain De Lannoy.served the kingdom for 37 years |
| The term 'Olakkal | sheelakkal' (Â by Capt. De Lannoy) was believed to be used to train the Nair forces of Travancore who found it difficult to accustom themselves to the 'left-right-left' drill of the west |
| Travancore state army was later integrated into the Indian Army and became theMadras Regiment's 9th Battalion.De Lannoy Memorial is in | Udayagiri Fort (Kanyakumari) |
| Udayagiri fort was built by | Venad King Veera Ravi Varma |
| Renovated by | Marthanda Varma |
| Colachel Day | July 13 |
| Treaty of MavelikkaraTreaty of Mavelikkara was signed on | August 15, 1753 |
| The Treaty of Mavelikkara was signed between | Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma & the Dutch |
| The treaty that caused the decline of Dutch power in India | The Treaty of Mavelikkara |
| Hortus MalabaricusName the treatise on the medicinal plants of Kerala prepared by the Dutch | Hortus Malabaricus |
| Meaning | Garden of Malabar |
| Written in | Latin |
| Prepared under the leadership of | Admiral Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede |
| Published from | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Year of publication of Hortus Malabaricus | 1678 - 1703 |
| The book which is known as the 'Keralaramam' | Hortus Malabaricus |
| First Book Printed in Malayalam script in Kerala | Hortus Malabaricus |
| The first word printed in Malayalam script | തെങ്ങ് |
| The person who helped Admiral Van Rheede to publish the Malayalam script of Hortus Malabaricus was | Emmanuel Carneiro |
| The first tree mentioned in the Hortus Malabaricus is | Coconut tree |
| Last tree mentioned in Hortus Malabaricus | Banyan tree |
| Hortus Malabaricus contains | 742 plants with 791 illustrations |
| The Illustrations of Hortus Malabaricus were done by | John Matthews |
| The Carmelite priest who assisted in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus | John Mathews / Father Mathews /  Mathaeus of St. Joseph’s Monastery at Varapuzha |
| The Malayali Ezhava physician who helped in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus | Itti Achuthan |
| Itti Achuthan Memorial Kuryala | Kadakkarappally (Alappuzha) |
| Who recommended Itti Achuthan for this task | Vir Kerala Varma, the king of Cochin |
| Name the three Gauda Saraswats Brahmins who helped in preparing the Hortus Malabaricus | Appu Bhatt, Ranga Bhatt & Vinayaka Bhatt |
| Who was the assistant translator in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus | Emmanuel Carneiro |
| Hortus Malabaricus was translated into English & Malayalam by | Dr. Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal |
| Publication of the Malayalam edition of Hortus Malabaricus was led by | theUniversity of Kerala |
| Famous Works on Dutch Occupation in KeralaBy Sweat and Sword | K.K. Nair |
| The Dutch power in Kerala | M.O. Koshy.A Survey of Kerala History – Prof. A. Sreedhara Menon |
| The largest Dutch colony in Asia was | Indonesia |
| The maker of modern Kerala | Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma |
| Headquarters of Elayadathu Swaroopam | Kottarakkara |
| The birthplace of Captain De Lannoy | France |
| Vattakottai (Circular Fort) which is also in Kanyakumari district was built by | MarthandaVarma |
| First printed book in (completely) Malayalam language | Samkshepa Vedartham (1772) |
| Written by | Arnos Pathiri.Dr. K.S. Manilal receivedPadma Sriin the year –2020* |
| Leprosy Prevention Day | January 30.In the Boer war (1899-1901) the Dutch protestant stock was defeated by the – British |
Basic FactsThe second foreign power to arrive in India
The Dutch
The second European force that came to India
The Dutch
The Dutch came to India in
1595
The Dutch are commonly known as
Lanthakkar
Religion
Protestant
The first Protestant country to establish trade relations with India
The Dutch
The Dutch East India Company was founded in the year
1602 (March 20).also known as United East India Company of the Netherlands and VOC
First joint-stock company in the world
The Dutch East India Company
The first multinational corporation in the world
The Dutch East India Company
The headquarters of the Dutch East India Company was at
Amsterdam
First Dutch Factory In India
Masulipatnam (Andhra Pradesh, 1605)
Major Dutch Factories In India
Kochi (1663), Karaikal, Pulicat, Chinsur, Bimlipatam, Surat
The headquarters of the Dutch territories in Kerala
Kochi
The first Dutch Admiral to reach Kerala (Calicut)
Admiral Steven Van Der Hagen
Name the king who signed a commercial arrangement with the Dutch East India Company for the first time in India
Zamorin of Kozhikode (1604)
The Dutch captured Kollam in
1658
Name the Dutch admiral who defeated the Portuguese
Admiral Raiclop Van Goins
The Dutch captured and conquered Quilon and Cranganur in
1661
TheTreaty of Azhikode (1661)wassigned between
Zamorin of Kozhikode and the Dutch
The treaty by which the Dutch established their monopoly on pepper trade
Treaty of Venad (1662)
The year in which the Dutch captured Kochi from the Portuguese was
1663
The fort captured by the Dutch in 1663
Fort Angelo
The Vettam War of succession of 1691 was fought between
Zamorin in alliance with the Dutch and the Vettam King
The fort built by the Dutch in the 18th century at Guruvayur
Chettuva Fort / Fort William (1714)
The Chettuva Fort was completed in
1717
First leprosy sanatorium in Kerala
Pallipuram (Kochi)
The first leprosy sanatorium in Kerala was built by
The Dutch (1728)
Name the Forts purchased by Dharmaraja from the Dutch in 1789
Kodungallur Fort and Pallipuram Fort
Battle of Colachel (1741)'A disaster of the first magnitude for the Dutch, the battle of Colachel shattered for all time their dream of the conquest of Kerala'
Historian, Prof. A. Sreedhara Menon,A Survey of Kerala HistoryThe year in which the Battle of Colachel took place was –1741 (August 10)
The naval Battle of Colachel was fought between
The kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company
The Dutch were defeated byMarthanda Varmain the
Battle of Colachel
The Prime Minister who helped Marthanda Varma in the Battle of Colachel to defeat the Dutch*
Ramayyan Dalwa
The Commander-in-Chief of Marthanda Varma in the Battle of Colachel
Thanu Pillai
The first Asian kingdom to defeat a European power
The Travancore Kingdom
The first Asian king to defeat a European power
Anizham Thirunal Marthanda VarmaReason for the Battle of Colachel –Annexation of neighboring kingdoms like Elayadathu Swarupam, and Kayamkulam by Marthanda Varma
The Dutch naval officer who was captured alive by the army of Travancore
Captain Eustachius De Lannoy (August 14, 1741)
The Dutch captain who surrendered to Maharaja Marthandavarma after the Battle of Colachel
Captain De Lannoy
Who was known as theValiya Kappithan /Â Great Commander of Travancore
Captain De Lannoy
Name the foreign national who later became the Commander-in-Chief of Travancore
Captain De Lannoy
The commander who trained the Travancore army in European tactics of war and discipline, equipped with musketry and cannon was
Captain De Lannoy.served the kingdom for 37 years
The term 'Olakkal
sheelakkal' (Â by Capt. De Lannoy) was believed to be used to train the Nair forces of Travancore who found it difficult to accustom themselves to the 'left-right-left' drill of the west
Travancore state army was later integrated into the Indian Army and became theMadras Regiment's 9th Battalion.De Lannoy Memorial is in
Udayagiri Fort (Kanyakumari)
Udayagiri fort was built by
Venad King Veera Ravi Varma
Renovated by
Marthanda Varma
Colachel Day
July 13
Treaty of MavelikkaraTreaty of Mavelikkara was signed on
August 15, 1753
The Treaty of Mavelikkara was signed between
Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma & the Dutch
The treaty that caused the decline of Dutch power in India
The Treaty of Mavelikkara
Hortus MalabaricusName the treatise on the medicinal plants of Kerala prepared by the Dutch
Hortus Malabaricus
Meaning
Garden of Malabar
Written in
Latin
Prepared under the leadership of
Admiral Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede
Published from
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Year of publication of Hortus Malabaricus
1678 - 1703
The book which is known as the 'Keralaramam'
Hortus Malabaricus
First Book Printed in Malayalam script in Kerala
Hortus Malabaricus
The first word printed in Malayalam script
തെങ്ങ്
The person who helped Admiral Van Rheede to publish the Malayalam script of Hortus Malabaricus was
Emmanuel Carneiro
The first tree mentioned in the Hortus Malabaricus is
Coconut tree
Last tree mentioned in Hortus Malabaricus
Banyan tree
Hortus Malabaricus contains
742 plants with 791 illustrations
The Illustrations of Hortus Malabaricus were done by
John Matthews
The Carmelite priest who assisted in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus
John Mathews / Father Mathews /  Mathaeus of St. Joseph’s Monastery at Varapuzha
The Malayali Ezhava physician who helped in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus
Itti Achuthan
Itti Achuthan Memorial Kuryala
Kadakkarappally (Alappuzha)
Who recommended Itti Achuthan for this task
Vir Kerala Varma, the king of Cochin
Name the three Gauda Saraswats Brahmins who helped in preparing the Hortus Malabaricus
Appu Bhatt, Ranga Bhatt & Vinayaka Bhatt
Who was the assistant translator in the writing of Hortus Malabaricus
Emmanuel Carneiro
Hortus Malabaricus was translated into English & Malayalam by
Dr. Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal
Publication of the Malayalam edition of Hortus Malabaricus was led by
theUniversity of Kerala
Famous Works on Dutch Occupation in KeralaBy Sweat and Sword
K.K. Nair
The Dutch power in Kerala
M.O. Koshy.A Survey of Kerala History – Prof. A. Sreedhara Menon
The largest Dutch colony in Asia was
Indonesia
The maker of modern Kerala
Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma
Headquarters of Elayadathu Swaroopam
Kottarakkara
The birthplace of Captain De Lannoy
France
Vattakottai (Circular Fort) which is also in Kanyakumari district was built by
MarthandaVarma
First printed book in (completely) Malayalam language
Samkshepa Vedartham (1772)
Written by*
Arnos Pathiri.Dr. K.S. Manilal receivedPadma Sriin the year –2020
Leprosy Prevention Day
January 30.In the Boer war (1899-1901) the Dutch protestant stock was defeated by the – British
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