Siege of Fort Zeelandia

Date: February 1, 1662 • Location: Tainan, Taiwan, Province of China

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1661–1662.

Sino-Dutch conflicts: After besieging Fort Zeelandia for nine months, Ming loyalist Zheng Chenggong secured the Dutch East India Company's surrender and the end of their rule in Taiwan.

The Sino-Dutch conflicts were a series of conflicts between the Ming dynasty of China and the Dutch East India Company over trade and land throughout the 1620s, 1630s, and 1662. The Dutch were attempting to compel China to accede to their trade demands, but the Chinese defeated the Dutch forces.