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|founder = {{Wiki|Johan van Oldenbarnevelt}} and the {{Wiki|States General of the Netherlands}} | |founder = {{Wiki|Johan van Oldenbarnevelt}} and the {{Wiki|States General of the Netherlands}} | ||
|leader =|headquarters = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]]<br> | |leader =|headquarters = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]]<br>[[Jakarta|Batavia]] {{c|Dutch East Indies}} | ||
|locations = [[Europe]]<br>[[Asia]]<br>[[Africa|Southern Africa]] | |locations = [[Europe]]<br>[[Asia]]<br>[[Africa|Southern Africa]] | ||
|successor = {{Wiki|Dutch East Indies}} | |successor = {{Wiki|Dutch East Indies}} | ||
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[[File:ACFT - Edward meeting with Jan.png|thumb|250px|Jan van Aert requesting Edward Kenway's help]] | [[File:ACFT - Edward meeting with Jan.png|thumb|250px|Jan van Aert requesting Edward Kenway's help]] | ||
The Dutch East India Company suffered a major loss of | The Dutch East India Company suffered a major loss of profit when the [[Paracel Islands]] were taken over by pirates who turned them into their base of operations, from where they plundered numerous European ships in the region. To solve the issue, Jan van Aert enlisted the help of Edward Kenway to rid the islands of pirates, and in exchange promised to secure a five-year contract between his company and the Assassin's recently-established organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]].<ref name="FT 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27|Episode 27]]</ref> | ||
Following Kenway's success in his mission, a lucrative partnership between the Dutch East India Company and the Zhang Wei Union was born, where the company provided the Union with various shipping contracts.<ref name="FT 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 30|Episode 30]]</ref> This alliance also allowed both organizations to increase their influence in Macau, and together they became one of the three major powers in the city, opposing both Sun and Lee's companies.<ref name="FT 31">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31|Episode 31]]</ref> However, following Sun's death during an attack on his [[Sun's floating gambling hall|gambling ship]], Lee seized the opportunity to become Macau's dominant merchant.<ref name="FT 40">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40|Episode 40]]</ref> | Following Kenway's success in his mission, a lucrative partnership between the Dutch East India Company and the Zhang Wei Union was born, where the company provided the Union with various shipping contracts.<ref name="FT 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 30|Episode 30]]</ref> This alliance also allowed both organizations to increase their influence in Macau, and together they became one of the three major powers in the city, opposing both Sun and Lee's companies.<ref name="FT 31">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31|Episode 31]]</ref> However, following Sun's death during an attack on his [[Sun's floating gambling hall|gambling ship]], Lee seized the opportunity to become Macau's dominant merchant.<ref name="FT 40">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40|Episode 40]]</ref> | ||
===Activities in the Philippines=== | ===Activities in the Philippines=== | ||
Not long after Sun's death, the members of the Zhang Wei Union left Macau to search for a possible lead to Angkor's | Not long after Sun's death, the members of the Zhang Wei Union left Macau to search for a possible lead to the location of Angkor's "[[Piece of Eden|treasure]]" in the [[Philippines]], without informing Jan. Despite this, the navigator still learned about their expedition and decided to accompany them. Assembling a crew and taking command of a company ship, Jan sailed to the Philippines, where he rescued the Union members after their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', came under attack by Lee's fleet.<ref name="FT 49">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 49|Episode 49]]</ref> | ||
After Jan revealed to Kenway that he knew the Assassin was in search of an | After Jan revealed to Kenway that he knew the Assassin was in search of an ancient treasure, he and his crew were allowed to accompany the Union on their "adventure". Before long, however, both Jan's ship and the ''Fenghuang'' were attacked by two [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Man O' War|Men O' War]] and were forced to surrender. Brought to [[Manila]], the crews of the two ships were arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor [[Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda]] six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50|Episode 50]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACFT - Prison break.png|left|thumb|230px|Edward rescuing Jan and his crew from Fort Santiago]] | [[File:ACFT - Prison break.png|left|thumb|230px|Edward rescuing Jan and his crew from Fort Santiago]] | ||
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Once all the Union members boarded the ''Fenghuang'', the two ships set sail away from Manila, though they were chased by the [[Spanish Navy]]. Jan volunteered to distract their pursuers to give Kenway's crew time to escape, and told the Assassin to reconvene in the [[Sultanate of Sulu]], which maintained friendly relations with the Dutch East India Company.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57|Episode 57]]</ref> | Once all the Union members boarded the ''Fenghuang'', the two ships set sail away from Manila, though they were chased by the [[Spanish Navy]]. Jan volunteered to distract their pursuers to give Kenway's crew time to escape, and told the Assassin to reconvene in the [[Sultanate of Sulu]], which maintained friendly relations with the Dutch East India Company.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57|Episode 57]]</ref> | ||
Later, Jan learned about the Union's acquisition of a [[crescent amulet]] – a Piece of Eden – and decided to make a deal with the Sultan of Sulu, [[Badarud-Din I]].<ref name="FT 86">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 86|Episode 86]]</ref> In exchange for delivering the amulet into the sultan's hands, Jan requested his and his associates' protection, allowing them to continue their search for Pieces of Eden. When Kenway's crew arrived in Sulu, they were forced to surrender the amulet and were imprisoned | Later, Jan learned about the Union's acquisition of a [[crescent amulet]] – a Piece of Eden – and decided to make a deal with the Sultan of Sulu, [[Badarud-Din I]].<ref name="FT 86">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 86|Episode 86]]</ref> In exchange for delivering the amulet into the sultan's hands, Jan requested his and his associates' protection, allowing them to continue their search for Pieces of Eden. When Kenway's crew arrived in Sulu, they were greeted by Jan before being forced to surrender the amulet. The Assassin and his allies were later imprisoned but managed to escape and, in the process, the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s captain, [[Mustafa|Rupiya]], knocked out Jan for his betrayal.<ref name="FT 87">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 87|Episode 87]]</ref> | ||
===Seven Years' War=== | ===Seven Years' War=== | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 15 April 2025
The United East India Company (Dutch: Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie; abbreviated as VOC) was a Dutch chartered company which operated and traded goods across the Dutch colonies in the world. It was a rival company to the British East India Company, which served as a major naval force during the Golden Age of Piracy.
History
Operations in Macau
In the late 17th century, the Dutch East India Company began collaborating with the Portuguese Empire,[1] and by 1725, they had a headquarter established in the Portuguese colony of Macau. There, the Burnt Brian's Pub became a favourite haunt of Dutch sailors from the company.[2]
At some point prior to 1725, the company organized an expedition to Indochina, where one of their navigators, Hendrik, stumbled upon the ruins of Angkor, the lost city of the Khmer Empire. While being stationed in Macau, Hendrik looked for a way to return to the ruins, but was targeted by the Templars, who also sought to find Angkor and to silence anyone who knew about its existence.[3] Hendrik's friend and fellow navigator, John Young, was also targeted due to having stolen Hendrik's story and boasting about his alleged discovery.[2]
While Hendrik was ultimately killed by the Templars in his room at the company's dormitories in Macau, Young was protected by the British Assassin Edward Kenway, who was also on Angkor's trail.[4] Young subsequently teamed up with Kenway to find the lost city, defecting from the company and stealing one of their ships in the process.[5]
Around this time, the company's Chief Navigator, Jan van Aert, collaborated with Alan Jacob of the Far East Company and Sun of the Hualien Trading Company to sabotage a rival trading company led by Lee Huiyin.[6] Their efforts included bribing the Dutch Navy to ignore pirate attacks on Lee's ships,[7] and having her ships detained in the harbor, to be investigated for smuggling opium, which was actually brought into Macau by the Far East Company.[8] However, after the company's opium trafficking was exposed by Edward Kenway, Jan had no choice but to detain its ships as well.[9]
The Dutch East India Company suffered a major loss of profit when the Paracel Islands were taken over by pirates who turned them into their base of operations, from where they plundered numerous European ships in the region. To solve the issue, Jan van Aert enlisted the help of Edward Kenway to rid the islands of pirates, and in exchange promised to secure a five-year contract between his company and the Assassin's recently-established organization, the Zhang Wei Union.[10]
Following Kenway's success in his mission, a lucrative partnership between the Dutch East India Company and the Zhang Wei Union was born, where the company provided the Union with various shipping contracts.[11] This alliance also allowed both organizations to increase their influence in Macau, and together they became one of the three major powers in the city, opposing both Sun and Lee's companies.[12] However, following Sun's death during an attack on his gambling ship, Lee seized the opportunity to become Macau's dominant merchant.[13]
Activities in the Philippines
Not long after Sun's death, the members of the Zhang Wei Union left Macau to search for a possible lead to the location of Angkor's "treasure" in the Philippines, without informing Jan. Despite this, the navigator still learned about their expedition and decided to accompany them. Assembling a crew and taking command of a company ship, Jan sailed to the Philippines, where he rescued the Union members after their ship, the Fenghuang, came under attack by Lee's fleet.[14]
After Jan revealed to Kenway that he knew the Assassin was in search of an ancient treasure, he and his crew were allowed to accompany the Union on their "adventure". Before long, however, both Jan's ship and the Fenghuang were attacked by two Spanish Men O' War and were forced to surrender. Brought to Manila, the crews of the two ships were arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the assassination of Governor Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda six years prior.[15]
Jan and his men were subsequently imprisoned in the dungeon underneath Fort Santiago, until they were rescued by Kenway, who infiltrated the fort during a riot in the streets. After the Assassin left to investigate the cause of the riot,[16] Jan and his crew made their way back to the Manila harbor and boarded their ship.[17]
Once all the Union members boarded the Fenghuang, the two ships set sail away from Manila, though they were chased by the Spanish Navy. Jan volunteered to distract their pursuers to give Kenway's crew time to escape, and told the Assassin to reconvene in the Sultanate of Sulu, which maintained friendly relations with the Dutch East India Company.[18]
Later, Jan learned about the Union's acquisition of a crescent amulet – a Piece of Eden – and decided to make a deal with the Sultan of Sulu, Badarud-Din I.[19] In exchange for delivering the amulet into the sultan's hands, Jan requested his and his associates' protection, allowing them to continue their search for Pieces of Eden. When Kenway's crew arrived in Sulu, they were greeted by Jan before being forced to surrender the amulet. The Assassin and his allies were later imprisoned but managed to escape and, in the process, the Fenghuang's captain, Rupiya, knocked out Jan for his betrayal.[20]
Seven Years' War
During the Seven Years' War, the Dutch East India Company's monopoly on Java was disrupted by Templar spies sent through Shay Cormac's fleet.[21]
Gallery
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Company men pursuing Edward Kenway -
The company's Macau headquarters -
Jan van Aert leading company soldiers in Macau -
A company ship next to the Fenghuang -
A company ship in Sulu
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (first appearance)
References
de:Niederländische Ostindien-Kompanie fr:Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales zh:荷兰东印度公司