Question

A governor originally from this country appears in Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality, where an indigenous youth he raised from birth returns to the customs of his people. After a false start at Kayalpatnam, forces from this country captured Tuticorin in 1658 and dominated trade with the Nayaka state of Madurai. This country built two settlements called Grand Port during its control over Mauritius. (-5[1])A force from this country was defeated in a siege by a man who was born to a member of the Tagawa family and would go on to become the first ruler of the Kingdom of (*) Tungning. Koxinga defeated this country (10[1])at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia, and ended its control over Formosa. For 10 points, name this country, where the VOC was headquartered (10[1])in the city of Amsterdam. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Dutch Republic [or United Provinces of the Netherlands (accept either underlined part), or Republic of the Seven United Netherlands; do NOT accept or prompt on the Dutch East India Company or Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie]
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Davis Everson-RoseWeird Klaus BarbieOur Job is Buzz62-5
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2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y3100%0%33%120.33