What is Dutch Empire?
{{Infobox country |name=Dutch Empire |image_flag=Flag of the Netherlands.svg |image_map=DutchEmpire4.png |map_caption=An anachronous map of the Dutch colonial Empire. Light green: territories administered by or originating from territories administered by the [[Dutch East India Company]]; dark green the [[Dutch West India Company]]. {{Collapsible list |titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:center;|title='''Countries today'''|{{flag|Netherlands}}<br>{{flag|Belgium}}<br>{{flag|Brazil}}<br>{{flag|India}}<br>{{flag|Indonesia}}<br>{{flag|Malaysia}}<br>{{flag|South Africa}}<br>{{flag|Sri Lanka}}<br>{{flag|Suriname}}<br>{{flag|Taiwan}}<br>{{flag|United States}} }} }} The '''Dutch Empire''' owned several [[territory|territories]] that were in control by the [[Dutch Republic]] (also known as the '''United Provinces'''). The Dutch had created [[colony|colonial]] [[empire]]s, which were [[wikt:similar|similar]] to those of [[Portuguese Empire|Portugal]] and [[Spanish Empire|Spain]]. The Dutch used their skills in shipping and trade with other empires. However, they were trying to be [[Independence|independent]] from Spain. With the [[British Empire|British]], the Dutch first built up colonies. The colonies were based on state [[capitalist]] corporate [[colonialism]] by the [[Dutch East India Company|Dutch East]] and the [[Dutch West India Company|West India]] Companies. The Dutch [[exploration|explored]] and went on [[voyage]]s. Some of them were led by [[Willem Barents]], [[Henry Hudson]] and [[Abel Tasman]], who found new places for [[Europe]]ans. The Dutch naval power was increasing. The [[Netherlands]] began to [[wikt:dominate|dominate]] global [[economy|commerce]] during the second half of the 17th century. This was called the [[Dutch Golden Age]]. The Netherlands lost many colonies and its global power to the British after the country fell to French armies during the [[French Revolutionary War|French Revolutionary Wars]]. The rest of the Dutch Empire (such as the Dutch East Indies) were in