history Flashcards
by which year did the dutch discover sea routes to asia?
1595
how did the dutch discover sea routes to asia?
by employing spies to spy on the portuguese
by which year did the dutch establish trade companies in asia?
1602
who was the first dutch admiral to reach asia?
joris van spilbergen
where and when did joris van spilbergen land in sri lanka and with how many ships?
Batticaloa, in July 1602, with three ships
who did joris van spilbergen come to meet?
king wimaladharmasuriya I
for what purpose did Joris van Spilbergen meet the king, and who was that king?
for discussing commercial activities and he met King Wimaladharmasuriya I
Which Dutch captain met King Wimaladharmasuriya I?
captain seebald de weert
what was the reason for Captain Sebald de Weert’s passing?
cz of a dispute between him and the king’s men just because he was disrespectful
when did king rajasinghe II enter into an agreement w the dutch
in may 1638
which king signed the 1638 treaty?
king rajasinghe II
name some key points of the 1638 treaty
- the dutch agreed to support the kandyan king and drive away the Portuguese.
- the king agreed to give commodities like cinnamon, beeswax, pepper for the amount spent on battles.
- the king granted the monopoly of collecting commodities from the kandyan kingdom except for elephants.
- the dutch agreed to deploy their armies from the fortresses if the king wished to do so
how many years did it take to drive the Portuguese away from the country after the signing of the 1638 treaty?
20 more years
name some fortresses captured by the dutch
galle, kalutara, colombo, negombo, trincomalee, jaffna
write some instances where the dutch violated the agreements in the 1638 treaty
- refusing to hand over the fortresses captured by the Portuguese to the king.
- capturing the colombo fort and making it their headquarters
3.
who surrounded the colombo fort to capture it from the Portuguese?
general named gerard hulft
write the time period for which the dutch maintained peaceful relationships w the kandyan kingdom
1658-1796
when did king rajasinghe II attack the dutch on all sides
1670
how many emmisaries did king rajasinghe II meet?
8
what was the most significant meeting w emissaries did king rajasinghe II have?
with general gerard hulft
how did the king refer to himself when he sent written communications to the dutch?
the emperor of sri lanka
how did the dutch refer to the king when they sent written communications to the kandyan king?
three sinhaladheeshwara
what phrase did the king write when referring to the dutch when sending written communications?
dear dutchmen at my service
what phrase did the dutch write when referring to the kandyan king when sending written communications?
your obedient servant
for what purpose did general gerard hulft meet the king, and who was that king? and what year?
invitation to meet the king and discussing the issues the 2 parties were faced w,
king rajasinghe II, 1656
for what purpose did cullen albus meet the king, and who was that king? and what year?
discussing a new agreement between the king and the dutch, king wimaladharmasuriya II, in 1688
for what purpose did cornelius tackle meet the king, and who was that king? and what year?
to offer condolences ofteh dutch over the death of the king’s queen. king weeraparakrama narendrasinghe, in 1721
what were the gifts given to the king by the dutch emissary?
- flags taken by the portuguese
2, two horses - two sets of persian bows and arrows
- sandalwood timber
- two persian sheep and other animals
what were the gifts given to the dutch emissary by the king
- a gold chain
- a ring
- a shoe holder made of gold
when did king wimaladharmasuriya II come into power?
in 1687
name some measures taken by the kandyan king and the dutch
- providing dutch ships to bring upasampada bhikkus from burma
2.lifting the ban that had been imposed on the dutch to peel cinnamon in pitigal korale - dutch company agreeing to buy the king’s cinnamon, areacanut and elephants
nickname for sri weeraparakrama narendrasinghe
prince of kundasale
when was the end of the royal lineage of king wimaladharmasuriya I?
in 1739
name some measures taken by king keerthi sri rajasinghe to uplift the buddha sasana
he obtained ships from the dutch and sent a delegation to siam in order to bring upasampada to thr country.
when was the upasampada established in lanka
1753
when was the upasampada established in lanka
1753
when was the beginning of the present siam sector
1753
when did john pybus arrive to kandy
1762
what/when and who was the treaty proposed when the dutch governor noticed the disappointment of the aristocracy towards the nayakkar kings?
the 1766 treaty, governor william falck
write some clauses of the 1766 treaty
- jaffna, mannar, kalpitiya, colombo, galle, korale and trincomalee belong to the dutch
- a distance of a sinhalese gawwa into the land from the coast belongs to the dutch
how many clauses does the 1766 treaty contain?
25
write some instances where the dutch violated the 1766 treaty
- banning the supply of salt to areas under he rule of the kandyan king
to how many parts were the areas that were under the dutch rule divided into and what were they called asw as what were they?
3, commandaries
Colombo commandary
Galle commandary
Jaffna commandary
what were the areas under colombo commandary
colombo, kalutara, negombo (coastal areas)
hanwella, aguruwathota, and malwana
what were the areas under galle commandary
coastal areas from bentara river to batticaloa
what were the areas under jaffna commandary
puttalam, north to jaffna, the areas in jaffna and the areas up to batticaloa in the eastern coast
what were the parts and how many under the administration under governor and advisory council
military affairs, trade division and civil administration
name the dissaves under civil administration
dissave
mudalis
vidanes
name the dissaves under military affiars
captians
korale
mudali
villiage headman
name the dissaves under trade division
opper hueman
hueman
name the types of courts
raad van justite (high court)
civiele raad (civil court)
land raad
headman courts
what is the purpose of raad van justitie
hear criminal cases
what is the purpose of civiele raad
civil cases relating to damages under 120 rix dollars and cases relating to marriage
wht is the purpose of dissave court?
traditional rules were formulated as laws and were implemented
who is the head of raad van justitie?
huft administar
write the areas where land raad was established
colombo, galle, jffna, trinocmalee, baticaloa and matara
write the areas where the dutch cultivated cinnamon
colombo, kalutara, aluthgama and matara
what was the department which was used by the portugues to handle affairs relating to collecting and trading of cinnamon
mahabadde department
what were the registers used to collect taxes and name the types of them
thombu
land thombu
school thombu
familu thombu
write some steps the dutch took to reduce the amount of money spent by the company
- making arrangements to bring muthurajawela under cultivation
- making efforts to increase the production of rice by renovating tanks such as yodha weva and kantale weva
- developing cultivations such as sugarcane, pepper, cardamom, coffee, mulberry and indigo
- developing industries such as weaving cloth, dyeing cloth and making bricks and tiles
- constructing canals such as hamilton canal (in colombo) and using them for transportation of goods
what were the instututes used to promote their religion?
schools
when was tyhe printing press brought here
1739
for how many years did the dutch rule the coastal areas of sri lanka
138
write some things brought to sri lanka by the dutch (as in cultural)
- construction of houses with verandahs, upstairs, columns, higher rooves and roman architecture
- introduction of food like cake pickle and kokis
- introduction of the judical system
- addition of burghers to the society
- new words
write some words architecture given to sri lanka by the ducth
janelaya
isthoppuwa
iskuruppuwa
almariya
soldaraya
thrappu
balkaya
kamaraya
write some words judical system given to sri lanka by the ducth
notharis
tholka
