400 Years of Dutch-Sri Lanka Relations, 1602-2002

activities administration Amsterdam areas arrived Asia authority Batavia became British building Burgher carried Catholic century Ceylon chiefs Christian Church cinnamon Colombo colonial Company continued Council court cultural Dutch Dutch period early East East India Company economic effect English established Europe European examples export fact Figure force forts furniture Galle given Governor Holland houses important India indicated influence institutions interest introduced island Jaffna Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom known land language later major maritime names natural Netherlands noted officers origin period persons political ports Portuguese present production provinces records referred Reformed regard Regiment relations religion religious remained Roman Roman-Dutch Law rule schools ships Silva Sinhalese society South Sri Lanka territories trade Treaty Trincomalee