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Dutch East India Company in Cochin – Politics and Trade in 17th century

Author(s) Mr. Mahesh Krishnan
Country India
Abstract The Dutch East India Company played a big role in Cochin from 1663 to 1795, and this article looks at how politics and business were connected back then. The company's main goal was to get its hands on Malabar pepper without spending too much money on taking over land and running the military. To do this, they made treaties, formed alliances, and used military force to influence who was in charge, how taxes were collected, and how laws were made in Cochin. They also got involved in Cochin's relationships with neighbouring rulers. Cochin became a key spot for the Dutch, where they collected and exported pepper from the surrounding areas. The company even protected Cochin from the Zamorin because it was an important place for getting pepper and stopping Calicut from expanding. But here's the thing: the Dutch couldn't have done it without the help of local merchants, like the Konkani, Jewish, Chetty, and Baniya traders, who provided pepper, loans, shipping, and connections to other trade networks in the Indian Ocean. This article shows how the Dutch East India Company's control over trade and politics were closely tied, even though local leaders and merchants often pushed back and found ways to work around the company's rules.
Keywords Dutch East India Company (VOC); Cochin; Malabar; pepper trade; commercial monopoly; political alliances; treaties; revenue administration; Zamorin of Calicut; merchant communities; Konkani merchants; Jewish merchants; Indian Ocean trade.
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Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-12
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.84442
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