Sri Lanka
2020-8-18 · Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka - Dutch rule in Sri Lanka (1658–1796): Dutch rule in Sri Lanka was implemented though the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie; commonly called VOC), a trading company established in 1602 primarily to protect Dutch trade interests in the Indian Ocean. Although the VOC first controlled only the coastal lands, the Dutch gradually pushed …