Jiedlanjiaf Sviaa

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Jiedlanjiaf Sviaa (Jiet+laan+jiaf; 熱蘭遮城; Fort Zeelandia)

Fort Zeelandia

a fortress built over ten years from 1624–1634 by the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, in the town of Anpeeng (Tailaam) on the island of Formosa, present day Taiwan, during their 38-year rule over the western part of it.