# Rijckloff van Goens

> Rijcklof Volckertsz. van Goens was the Governor of Zeylan and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He was the Governor of Zeylan from 12 May 1660 to 1661, then in 1663 and finally from 19 November 1664 to 1675 during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was also served as Council Member of India during 1679. Van Goens’ managed to monopolize the cinnamon trade, get hold of the Malabar pepper and drive away the Portuguese from Ceylon and the Coromandel Coast for the VOC.

*Dutch colonial governor (1619-1682)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1619-06-24
- **Died:** 1682-11-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
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- [Rijklof van Goens](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijklof_van_Goens)
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- [Rijcklof van Goens](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijcklof_van_Goens)
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- [Rijcklof van Goens](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijcklof_van_Goens)
- [Rijckloff van Goens](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijckloff_van_Goens)
- [Гунс, Рейклоф ван](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%81%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%84_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1392981)

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