Fort Oranje (Ternate)

By the end of the 15th century the people of Ternate had adopted Islam as their official religion, mainly due to influence from Java.

[citation needed] Informed by local Ternatenese, Sultan Hairun brought the survivors to Ternate in 1512 and gave the Portuguese permission to build a fort.

[citation needed] Construction of the fort began in 1522, but the relationship between the Portuguese and the Sultan, having been difficult since the beginning of the treaty, had deteriorated over time.

[2] In the 18th century, a governor of the VOC was set in Fort Oranje to control the trade in the area of North Maluku.

[citation needed] Most of the possessions of the former VOC were subsequently occupied by Great Britain during the Napoleonic wars and Fort Oranje was captured in 1810.

[citation needed] After the new United Kingdom of the Netherlands was created by the Congress of Vienna, Fort Oranje was restored to the Dutch in 1817.

It is rectangular in form, consisting of four stone bulwarks, thick walls, a deep moat, and many cannons.