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By: Sophie Koenig
Colour of lines significance -
Black: Animosity and conflict
Pink: Cooperation and allyship
Blue: Neutral/no known relationship from the source provided
Thickness of lines significance -
Thin: Doesn't hold a lot of weight/isn't worth as much/isn't acknowledged
Normal: Neutral
Thick: Holds a lot of weight/is the first to be considered/impactful
https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-the-Netherlands
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Plattegrond_van_Deshima.jpg
The influence of The Netherlands on:
- Japan
- Their trade bolstered their wares and resources in each others countries
- “This is Dejima (or Deshima), a floating island constructed by Japanese merchants in the mid 17th century.”
- This invention was created, as stated, in the mid 17th century which is interesting because if you consider when the Dutch East India Company was created to establish and stabilize trade, it was created well in advance compared to this
- “Founded in 1602, the Dutch East India Company was one of several European countries founded to stabilize trade.”
- This is another example of the lasting impact that the Dutch East India Company had on other regions of the world. It was the first successful company of its kind and can still be examined today as worth more than some of the greatest enterprises in modern times.
- How much cooperation? With what?
- There were dejima (floating islands) created by Japanese merchants because of and since their self-isolation
- This was the only place Japan and The Netherlands could interact
- It was called the Country Trade and it was made up of a complex networks
- Thus, it brought the Dutch merchants in repeated contact with merchants from all around Asia
- This allowed new alliances and new resources
- The Dutch and Japanese had more cooperation than hostility with one another because of their beneficial relationship that left both of their economies and societies for the better
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Japan
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bond_issued_by_the_Dutch_East_India_Company_printed_form_1622-1623.jpg
- Their trade bolstered their wares and resources in each others countries
- “The Dutch East India Company was essentially given sovereign powers on its trading routes, meaning that it could act like its own state; it could even wage war and had its own currency.”
- I noticed that the Dutch East India Company took the initiative for itself and I already know that Japan self-isolated themselves from the rest of the world, taking advantage of their own enterprise. So now I am thinking that the Dutch were influenced by the approach of Japan in taking control of their own attributes.
- Societies and systems of power often reflect their counterparts and are influenced by those that surround them. However, in this case, despite Japan being situated in a region far away from The Netherlands, it had a lasting impact and opinion that influenced the trading route of the Dutch.
- How much conflict? Over what?
- “Christianity was banned in Japan in 1614…”
- This caused a rift between The Netherlands and Japan for all of those who followed Christianity and could no longer trade in Japan
- The source of some of their income, especially considering the Dutch East India Company, was lost because of this
- However, considering the revenue of such a company and enterprise, they did not lose as much as one would expect
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/art-japan/edo-period/a/arrival-of-a-portuguese-ship
- “Due to the isolationist policies of the Japanese shogunate, this became the only place in Japan where the Portuguese, and later the Dutch, could interact with Japanese merchants.”
- While this quote was used before for demonstrating the degree of cooperation between Japan and Portugal, I believe that it also shows the influence of Japan. Their trade must have impacted Portugal to a decent extent. Trade always provides new opportunities and resources to bring back to their countries.
- There is also the consideration of positive and negative influence but lies in the cooperation and conflict aspect of things
- How much cooperation? With what?
- “Due to the isolationist policies of the Japanese shogunate, this became the only place in Japan where the Portuguese, and later the Dutch, could interact with Japanese merchants.”
- Portugal could trade with Japan and have that further impact on them
- This was the only place they could interact with Japan
- It was a complex network of trade
- There was more hostility between Japan and Portugal than cooperation after 1639
https://www.worldatlas.com/flags/portugal
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Nagasaki/312629
- “From the arrival of the Portuguese in 1549 to unification under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1587, the Christian presence in Japan grew considerably.”
- This specifically states the direct influence of the Portuguese, who came to Japan and spread the religion of Christianity. It later says that each major area had an overwhelming presence of the religion, in hopes of converting others. Although, they aimed their efforts more toward the elite, expecting the lower classes to follow suit. Nowadays, people in Japan still practice Christianity because of what happened all those years ago, even despite the animosity that developed between the countries after the fact.
- How much conflict? Over what?
- “...While the Portuguese were banned in 1639 following several small incidents that cemented the opinion of the shogunate.”
- As mentioned, there were several things that led up to the hostilities between Japan and Portugal but what started it was the arrival of Christianity through the Portuguese and the threat that they posed to Japan. They were said to have set out on conquering certain areas of Asia and had a heavy forefront of their military positioned fairly close to Japan. The already suspicious and wary country of Japan, that was in a state of self-isolation, did not recognize Portugal as anything less than a threat.