Dutch Power in Ceylon, 1658-1687

arecanuts attack attempt Baldaeus Batavian authorities Batavian Government Batticaloa began Bengal burghers Ceylon Government chalias chanks chiefs Church cinnamon cloth Colombo Company Company's conquest Coromandel coast Council of Ceylon Directors to G.G. Dissavany Dissave Dutch officials Dutch policy Dutch power Dutch records East coast economic elephants English Europe European expansion fact factor favour force French Galle Goens the younger Goens to Directors Goens to G.G. Goens's Governor of Ceylon Ibid important increased island Jaffna January Kalpitiya Kandy Kandyan kingdom Kayalpatnam king king's Knox Korales Kottiyar large number lascarines letter Madura Malabar Memoir ment Meyden military monopoly Muslims native Nayak November paddy peace peeling period policy in Ceylon political ports Portuguese position power in Ceylon Predikants private trade Pyl to G.G. Raja Sinha realised revolt rice sent ships Sinhalese soldiers South India Stuivers taken territorial Trincomalee Van Goens villages younger to G.G.