Dutch Celebes
Dutch Celebes refers to the period of colonial governance on the island of Sulawesi - as a commandment of the Dutch East India Company from 1699 until its demise in the early 1800s, and then as a part of the Netherlands Indies or Dutch East Indies until 1945. Dutch presence in the region started with the capture of Sulawesi from the Portuguese, and ended with the establishment of the State of East Indonesia. Celebes is now referred to as Sulawesi. Makassar, the capital, was also referred to as: Macassar, Makassar, Macaçar, Mancaçar, or Goa, Gowa (not to be confused with Goa, the capital of Portuguese India).
Dutch Celebes | |||||||||
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| 1699–1946 | |||||||||
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| Status | Dutch Colony Part of the Great East (1938–1946) | ||||||||
| Capital | Makassar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch, Malay, Indonesian | ||||||||
| Governor of Makassar/Governor of Celebes | |||||||||
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| Historical era | Imperialism | ||||||||
• Dutch conquest of the Sultanate of Makassar | 1699 | ||||||||
• Incorporated | 1946 | ||||||||
| Currency | Netherlands Indies gulden | ||||||||
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