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Dutch Empire

overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands
Organization historical_country Q130654
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Summary

Dutch Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,190 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Reformed Christianity[3]
  • Country: Netherlands[4], Batavian Republic[5], Dutch Republic[6], Kingdom of the Netherlands[7]
  • Instance of: colonial empire[8]
  • Head of state: Juliana of the Netherlands[9]
  • Capital: The Hague[10]
  • Official language: Dutch[11]
  • Basic form of government: republic[12], monarchy[13]
  • Commons category: Dutch Empire[14]
  • Has part(s): Netherlands Antilles[15]
  • Inception: 1624[16]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 27, 1975[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dutch colonial empire[18]
  • Commons gallery: Dutch Empire[19]
  • Facet of: history of the Netherlands[20]
  • Category for people born here: Q31994181[21]
  • Category for people who died here: Q111907315[22]

Why It Matters

Dutch Empire has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Dutch Republic Juliana of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands Sri Lanka Stadswal van Recife The Hague

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → The Hague
    Facet of → history of the Netherlands
    Inception → +1624-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1975-12-27T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has part(s): Dutch East Indies, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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