Dutch East India Company: A powerful trading company established by the Dutch Republic that played a significant role in expanding Dutch influence across Asia through commerce.
Jan van Riebeeck: A Dutch colonial administrator who founded Cape Town (in present-day South Africa) as a resupply station for ships traveling along trade routes between Europe and Asia.
Tulipmania: An economic event in 17th-century Netherlands characterized by an intense speculative frenzy over tulip bulbs, which eventually led to a market crash. It serves as an example of the Dutch Republic's economic and commercial prowess during the early modern era.