Jan Pieterszoon Koen (1587-1629) was an officer of the Dutch East India Company in the early seventeenth century, holding two terms as its Governor-General. He conquered an important part of the rich island of Java, was the founder of Batavia and of the Dutch power in the Far East.

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Jan Pieterszoon Koen (1587-1629) was an officer of the Dutch East India Company in the early seventeenth century, holding two terms as its Governor-General. He conquered an important part of the rich island of Java, was the founder of Batavia and of the Dutch power in the Far East.

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