Opperhoofd is a Dutch word (plural opperhoofden) that literally translates to "upper-head", meaning "supreme headman". The Danish cognate overhoved, which...
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shogunate, the VOC had to transfer and replace the opperhoofd every year with a new one. And each opperhoofd was expected to travel to Edo to offer tribute...
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VOC chief traders in Japan (redirect from Opperhoofd at Dejima)
period, when Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. The Dutch word Opperhoofd (pl. opperhoofden, lit. 'supreme head[man]'), in its historical usage...
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Governor of Dutch Mauritius (redirect from Opperhoofd of Mauritius)
The Opperhoofd of Mauritius was an official who ruled Dutch Mauritius (now Republic of Mauritius) during the Dutch colonial period between 1598 and 1718...
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Zacharias Wagenaer (section Terms as opperhoofd)
German-born Dutch clerk, illustrator, merchant, member of the Court of Justice, opperhoofd of Deshima and the only German governor of the Dutch Cape Colony. In 35...
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and 1664, Renier van Tzum was burgomaster of IJlst. Van Tzum was the opperhoofd or chief factor of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische...
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was a colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies, who served as opperhoofd of the trading post of Dejima in the harbour of Nagasaki between 1838...
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Francis von Söhsten (23 September 1792 – 28 October 1844) was the last opperhoofd of Dutch Coromandel between 1824 and 1825. Henricus Franciscus von Söhsten...
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farmer and politician Pieter van Santen [fr; ja; nl], Dutch merchant, Opperhoofd in Japan in 1633 Rutger van Santen [de; nl] (born 1945), Dutch chemist...
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(modern Tokyo) to reassure the ties between the Bakufu and the Opperhoofd. The Opperhoofd of the Dutch factory in Dejima and his attendants were escorted...
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trading post in Japan. Nicolaes Couckebacker (1633, Dutch Republic) – VOC Opperhoofd (chief Dutch trader/agent) in Hirado, who assisted the government in 1638...
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worked for the Dutch East India Company. Coyett served twice as the VOC Opperhoofd in Japan, serving as the chief officer in Dejima first between 3 November...
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re-construction was permitted until a new palace was completed. The Dutch VOC Opperhoofd in Dejima noted in his official record book that "people are considering...
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villainous and later, heroic character. House of chiefs Indirect rule Opperhoofd Petty kingdom ^ The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois has an exhibit on...
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version of several ranks in the German navy Kapitan, another name for Opperhoofd, a Dutch colonial governor Opel Kapitän, a luxury car manufactured from...
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November 1758 – 21 July 1831) was a Dutch colonial administrator, who was opperhoofd of Dejima under the VOC and governor of Dutch Celebes at Makassar under...
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Adriaan van der Stel (died 25 May 1646 in Ceylon) was the opperhoofd of Mauritius from 1640 to 1645. He was succeeded by Jacob van der Meersch. Adriaan...
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On 3 February 1639, Caron succeeded Nicolaes Couckebacker as the VOC opperhoofd (chief factor or merchant) in Japan. At this time, the shogunate was implementing...
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palace is completed. This fire was considered a major event. The Dutch VOC Opperhoofd in Dejima noted in his official record book that "people are considering...
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Leopold Willem Ras (1760s–1823), Dutch merchant-trader and diplomat, opperhoofd in Dejima Marthinus Nikolaas Ras (1853–1900), South African farmer, soldier...
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(Amsterdam, 5 August 1779 – Amersfoort, 15 August 1853) was director ("opperhoofd") of Dejima, the Dutch trading colony in the harbour of Nagasaki, Japan...
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