Dutch colonization of Tsushima and Jeju

The Dutch colonization of Tsushima and Jeju

History
1600s: Traders clamp down on Wokou; Dutch occupy island and establish Fort Jan Steen. Workers sent from Dutch East Indies.

1610s: Dejima is established in Nagasaki. Trade to and from the port go to Jeju first.

1620s: Dutch Formosa is established; Han and aboriginal workers sent to Tsushima and Jeju. Lots of word borrowings.

1660s: Dutch Formosa falls. The Dutch put more focus on Tsushima and Jeju as it is now their port in East Asia proper.

1670s: Haha Jonathan

1854: Convention of Kanagawa. With the reopening of Japan, Dutch pressure to secure Tsushima and Jeju grows.

1868: Meiji Restoration. Emperor Meiji demands the return of Tsushima and Jeju to Japan, and under international pressure the Dutch concede. End of the colonization.