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Dutch Batavia and the Ideology of Early Modern Empire -- A Conversation with Deborah Hamer

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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What Kind of People Were Enslaved in Batavia in the 16th Century?

Slavery in batavia dates back to the 16 hundreds. People were brought over from southeast asian, africa and India during a famine. The authorities would decide whether people should be enslaved or not. Some enslave people are dressed up in the kind ofa, i ges, we say, livery ofes wealthy,. Such company merchants as o thot. But you old not to say that they're not being abused and worked aphard as people would be outsid ward.

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