Hans Albrecht von Plüskow

Hans Albrecht von Plüskow , also Hans Albregt von Plüskow and Hans Albert von Plüskow (* 1709 in Mecklenburg , † 1760 in Lifau on Timor ) was an officer of German origin in the Dutch East India Company (VOC) . From 1758 to 1760 he was commandant ( Opperhoofd ) of the Dutch fortress in Kupang on Timor.

Working on Timor

In the 18th century the Dutch fought against the Portuguese and the Topasse for supremacy in the region. The Topasse or black Portuguese were a mixed European-Malay population who were at least nominally under the Portuguese crown.

In March 1752 the Dutch attacked under von Plüskow the empire of Amakono , shortly afterwards also Amarasi and the Topasse empire of Noimuti . The Emperor of Amakono was exiled to Batavia . The Liurai of Amarasi, surrounded by enemies, had themselves and all women and children killed by their own people. Over a hundred people died. In Noimuti Plüskow took 400 prisoners and captured 14 cannons. In 1756, Johannes Andreas Paravicini signed the Treaty of Paravicini on behalf of the VOC with 48 local rulers of West Timor and the neighboring islands . With this the company secured most of West Timor. Two years later, Plüskow took over the post of Opperhoofd from Paravicini , after the German had been the manager of the Batavia warehouse .

In 1759 the Portuguese governor Vicento Ferreira de Carvalho decided to give up due to the situation and to sell Lifau, the Portuguese base in West Timor, to the Dutch. When the Dutch wanted to take possession of the place under Hans Albert von Plüskow in 1760, they were faced with a Topasse force. From Plüskow was from Francisco da Hornay III. and António da Costa murdered. To what extent the new Portuguese governor Sebastião de Azevedo e Brito was involved in the defense is stated in the sources contradicting itself.

Others

Plüskow owned 140 slaves , half of which were sold after his death.

See also

• History of East Timor

literature

• H. Fiedler: Hans Albrecht von Plüskow as head of Timor: story of a small cantor of the VOC 1758-1761 , 1931, Deutsche Wacht, 4: 31-35, 5: 27-35, 6: 1-4, 7: 1- 3, 8: 1-3, 9: 1-4.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} [1]
2. ↑ Geoffrey C. Gunn: History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 41, Technical University of Lisbon (PDF file; 805 kB) 
3. ↑ Luiz FR Thomaz: "A Descripção da Ilha de Timor de João Marinho de Moura" ( Memento of the original dated August 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ ^{a b c} James J. Fox, “The Paradox of Powerlessness: Timor in Historical Perspective,” December 9, 1996, Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University ( Memento July 6, 2007 im Internet Archive ) (PDF; 70 kB)
5. ↑ Hans Hägerdal: Rebellions or factionalism? Timorese forms of resistance in an early colonial context, 1650-1769 ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ^ Frédéric Durand: Three centuries of violence and struggle in East Timor (1726-2008) , Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
7. ↑ Gunn p. 45ff.