In the 19th century, Indonesia was ruled by a number of different entities. These included the Dutch East India Company, the Sultanate of Aceh, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Indonesian National Revolution.
The Dutch East India Company was a Dutch company founded in 1602. It was the first company to be granted a charter by the Dutch government and was therefore able to trade with East Asia. The company was dissolved in 1800, but its assets were transferred …