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It is not appropriate to describe Sultan Agung as "a fighter of Dutch colonialists". His ambition was to conquer the whole island of Java, pursuing his grandfather's design. But it is an anachronism to believe he viewed the VOC as "colonialists". What he saw in the Dutch city of Batavia was a place he wanted to conquer. The Dutch ambitions at that time were just to have a location on Java Island as a relay for their spice trade. The search for the control of the Pasisir came later. Djoehana ( talk) 10:53, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
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It is not appropriate to describe Sultan Agung as "a fighter of Dutch colonialists". His ambition was to conquer the whole island of Java, pursuing his grandfather's design. But it is an anachronism to believe he viewed the VOC as "colonialists". What he saw in the Dutch city of Batavia was a place he wanted to conquer. The Dutch ambitions at that time were just to have a location on Java Island as a relay for their spice trade. The search for the control of the Pasisir came later. Djoehana ( talk) 10:53, 30 July 2008 (UTC)