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Why did the Dutch need the Kalang people?

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Correct answer: For their skill in cutting and transporting timber

The Kalangs were skilled forest workers in Java. They were expert at felling, preparing and moving valuable timber such as teak. The Dutch needed large quantities of timber for shipbuilding and other colonial purposes, so they depended on the Kalangs. Forest guarding may sound related, but the Kalangs’ main role was skilled timber cutting and transport. Exam tip: remember the Kalangs as Java’s specialised timber workers.

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Forest Society And ColonialismJava ForestsKalang PeopleDutch ColonialismTimber ExtractionTeak ForestsForest Transformations In JavaHistory

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