Treaty of Bongaja

The contract or agreement of Bongaja ( Indonesian Perjanjian Bungaya; makassarisch Cappaya ri Bungaya ) was signed on November 18, 1667 between the Sultan Hasanuddin of Gowa Makassar and Cornelis Speelman and by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The contract was drawn up after the VOC troops together with its allies, including the bugischen Kingdom Bone, the makassarischen troops had defeated. Based on the content of the agreement, Sultan Hasanuddin officially recognized the VOC influence in the makassarischen territories. As a result, significant restrictions were imposed for Makassar to exercise their free trade policy. The contract stated that all makassarischen dealer needed a permit to do business in the areas controlled by the VOC regions. These were the areas Buton, Makassar, Timor, Bima and the coasts of Java. Moreover, had the long-standing trading partners Makassars, Portuguese and British, leave the city and all other Europeans should no longer reside there or trade. Sultan Hasanuddin fought despite the signing of highly disadvantageous for its UK contract further against the Dutch until the fall of Fort Somba Opu main, which protected the city center Makassars.

Since the makassarischen dealer with the controlled by the VOC ports had virtually no trade relationship under the contract, lost the ports of their economic importance; consequently flowed less money in the coffers of the Dutch. After the visit of the Governor-General Van Cappellen to rebuild the trade relationship with the bugischen and makassarischen kingdoms of the Treaty of Bongaja on 7 August in 1824 by the " Bongajaische agreement to Udjung Pandang " (in Dutch Het Bongaaisch Contract te Oedjoeng Pandang ) was revised. In the new agreement, the cultivation of crops in the field has been promoted, served their income mainly the financing of the Dutch participation in the war in Europe.