Round 2: Tossup 8

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

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