Indonesia: A sketch, c.1650, of the Great Mosque of Aceh in northern Sumatra. Banda Aceh’s Grand Mosque was built around the 12th century, but was burnt down during the Aceh War (1873-1904). It was rebuilt by the Dutch as a gesture of reconciliation in 1880 before hostilities broke out once more. The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation.
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Banda Aceh’s Grand Mosque was built around the 12th century, but was burnt down during the Aceh War (1873-1904). It was rebuilt by the Dutch as a gesture of reconciliation in 1880 before hostilities broke out once more. The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies. The VOC was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. Between 1602 and 1796, the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asia trade on 4, 785 ships, and netted more than 2.5 million tons of Asian trade goods.