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Jan Van Hasel
Jan Van Hasel was a director of the Dutch East Indies Company (; VOC) who is best known for producing one the first translations of portions of the Bible in the Malay language. Very little is known about Van Hasel except for his work in translating the Bible, his mission to Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya and his appointment as the head of the VOC mission to Surat. Background The VOC was not only chartered with a monopoly on trade in the East Indies by the Dutch Republic but also on all aspects of Dutch involvement in the East Indies. While the VOC did not encourage Christian mission, missionary work, it did sponsor chaplains, both clergy, clerical and laity, lay, for the Dutch population as well as tolerated efforts to proselytise native Roman Catholics who had been converted by Portuguese missionaries earlier, particularly in Ambon Island, Ambon. With the partially Protestant Reformation inspired Dutch Revolt still ongoing in the home provinces against the Roman Catholic Spanish Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1646 Van Hasel
It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+(-10(X)+50(L))+5(V)+1(I) = 1646). Events January–March * January 5 – The English House of Commons approves a bill to provide for Ireland to be governed by a single Englishman. * January 9 – Battle of Bovey Heath in Devonshire: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army surprises and routs the Royalist camp of Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, Lord Wentworth. * January 19 – Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, a Royalist fighting for Prince Charles against Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth, is imprisoned for insubordination after proposing to make Cornwall self-governing in order to win Cornish support for the Royalists. After being incarcerated at the tidal island of St Michael's Mount off of the coast of Cornwall, he is allowed to escape in March to avoid capture by Cromwell's troops. * January 20 – Francesco Molin is elected as the 99th Doge of Venice after 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
