Frederick Coyett

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Statue of Coyett
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Fredrik Coyet (1615?- October 17, 1687) was known as the last Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC) governor of Taiwan, of Swedish origin. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and worked for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first Swede to travel to Japan and China. He was briefly governor of Dutch-occupied Taiwan (1656-1662).

He was forced to surrender Fort Zeelandia (Chinese: 熱蘭遮城) and leave Taiwan for Batavia in 1662 after a nine-month siege from a large Chinese force under Koxinga. (國姓爺). He was tried for losing Taiwan and exiled to the Banda Islands for twelve years before he was pardoned. In 1675 he published Neglected Formosa (Dutch: 't Verwaerloosde Formosa). In the book he accused the Dutch East India Company of ignorance and refusing to send backup, which caused him to lose Taiwan.

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