The 17th-century Sinckan (“seen-kahn”) manuscripts from this island contain contracts with indigenous peoples such as the Siraya. That group was often referred to as “cooked” due to their extended contact with newer settlers, in contrast to “raw” groups such as the Atayal (“ah-TAH-yal”), Amis (“AH-meese”), and Seediq (“SAY-dick”), who lived in this island’s mountainous interior. The Spanish Fort Santo Domingo in the north of this island was captured by a Dutch expedition from Fort Zeelandia in 1642. The Kingdom of Tungning was established after the Dutch East India Company presence on this island was removed by Koxinga. Austronesian-speaking indigenous peoples were pushed into this island’s Central Mountain Range by waves of Hakka and Hokkien settlers crossing a narrow strait from China. For 10 points, name this island once called Formosa. ■END■
ANSWER: Taiwan [accept Formosa until read]
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