Packet D: Tossup 8

Tonio Andrade’s work on a colony of this empire analyzes its “co-colonization” policy of attracting Chinese settlers (10[1])and annual rituals first (10[1])held after it defeated Mattau. (10[1])In a choice later called “exchanging ginger for chili,” Rajasinha II helped this empire win the Battle of Gannoruwa (10[1])and capture the port of Galle (“GAH-luh”). A sugar (10[1])mill (-5[1])riot led to a 1740 massacre (-5[1])perpetrated (10[2])by this empire, (10[4])with an ensuing (10[2])rebellion led by Singseh and Khe Padjang. (10[2]-5[1])At Fort Victoria, agents of this empire killed Japanese (10[1])ronin (10[1])and English (10[1])sailors (10[3])in the Amboyna (10[4])Massacre. (10[5]-5[2])Although this empire failed to annex Kandy after (10[1])displacing (10[1])the (10[1])Portuguese, (10[2]-5[1])it did (10[1])take (10[2])control (10[1]-5[1])of coastal (10[1])Sri (10[1])Lanka. (10[1])Koxinga’s (10[2])capture of this (10[1])empire’s Fort Zeelandia (10[2]-5[1])ended its control of (10[1]-5[1])Taiwan. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1])what empire’s Asian colonies were governed from Batavia, (-5[1])which is (10[1])today (10[1])Jakarta? ■END■ (10[10]0[7])

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