Sakoku and the exception for the Dutch
I am studying Sakoku and the Edo Period, but I cannot find why it was allowed for the Dutch merchants to stay in Dejima, while all the other European people had to leave. Were there some stereotypes about the Dutch? Or were the Japonese interested in some knowledge/products that only Dutch merchants had? If someone knows the answer please don't hesitate to answer, or just to send me a link about it. Thanks in advance!

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Sakoku and the exception for the Dutch
I am studying Sakoku and the Edo Period, but I cannot find why it was allowed for the Dutch merchants to stay in Dejima, while all the other European people had to leave. Were there some stereotypes about the Dutch? Or were the Japonese interested in some knowledge/products that only Dutch merchants had? If someone knows the answer please don't hesitate to answer,  or just to send me a link about it. Thanks in advance!

Answer

I believe it was probably because the Dutch said to Edo government that they would not propagate Christian religion, unlike Spain or Portugal.

https://nihonsi-jiten.com/sakoku-reason/
http://www1.bbiq.jp/nagasaki.rekishi/11%20%20holland.htm

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