Van zowel de Engelsen als de Nederlanders kan vermoed worden dat zij hebben geprobeerd de Japanse Tokugawa-regering te beïnvloeden om hun Portugese concurrenten te verbannen. De reden die achter...Show moreVan zowel de Engelsen als de Nederlanders kan vermoed worden dat zij hebben geprobeerd de Japanse Tokugawa-regering te beïnvloeden om hun Portugese concurrenten te verbannen. De reden die achter deze verbanning ligt heeft echter niet zoveel te maken met de Engelsen of de Nederlanders, maar heeft meer te maken met de interne Japanse politiek.Show less
This paper discusses the transfer of the Dutch factory from Hirado to Nagasaki in 1641 and the specific circumstances leading up to it. The research question is then: what did the VOC personnel...Show moreThis paper discusses the transfer of the Dutch factory from Hirado to Nagasaki in 1641 and the specific circumstances leading up to it. The research question is then: what did the VOC personnel think about the political circumstances surrounding the relocation of the Dutch Factory from Hirado to Nagasaki; what did they believe was going on and how did these beliefs correspond with what the secondary literature on Japan says happened during this time? To answer this question primary sources written by the Dutch chiefs of the factory (Dagregisters gehouden bij de opperhoofden van de Nederlandse Factorij in Japan) are compared with the general consensus of these events as seen in contemporary secondary literature.Show less
