The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands (ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of …

Dec 19, 2025 · Dutch East Indies, one of the overseas territories of the Netherlands until December 1949, now Indonesia. This territory was made up of Sumatra and adjacent islands, Java with …

Typical of a trading post empire or militarized trade diaspora, the Dutch East Indies was concentrated around a relatively small number of central places scattered across the Indian Ocean basin.

The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies (nl|Nederlands (ch)-Indië;), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared …

The Dutch East Indies refers to the former colonial territories of the Netherlands in Southeast Asia, primarily encompassing the modern-day nations of Indonesia.