Polity Hirado Factory (Netherlands)

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Was a Trading Post in Japan established by the Dutch.

Establishment

  • September 1609: Dutch factory established at Hirado by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The factory was subordinated to Java.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • July 1613: In June 1613, the English East India Company established a trading post in Hirado, Japan.
  • June 1641: In 1641, the Dutch East India Company moved ist Japanese factory from Hirado to Deshima Island in the Nagasaki Bay.

Disestablishment

  • June 1641: In 1641, the Dutch East India Company moved ist Japanese factory from Hirado to Deshima Island in the Nagasaki Bay.