Batavia Massacre of 1740

Date: October 22, 1740 • Location: Kota Administrasi Jakarta Barat, Indonesia

A two-week massacre of ethnic Chinese in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, came to an end with at least 10,000 people killed.

A massacre and pogrom of ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies was carried out by the Dutch East India Company and allied members of other Batavian ethnic groups in 1740. The violence in the city lasted from 9 until 22 October, with minor skirmishes outside the walls continuing late into November that year. Historians have estimated that at least 10,000 ethnic Chinese were massacred; just 600 to 3,000 are believed to have survived.