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359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2)

Empire by Goalhanger

May 13, 202653:21History

What drove the Dutch to employ samurai mercenaries to commit horrifying genocides in the Banda Islands? Why were European powers willing to torture and kill just to control the global supply of a dried seed? How did a pe...

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359. Spice Wars: The Birth of New York (Ep 2) is an episode from Empire by Goalhanger. What drove the Dutch to employ samurai mercenaries to commit horrifying genocides in the Banda Islands? Why were European powers willing to torture and k...

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Published May 13, 2026, 53:21 long, audio available.

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