Home to around 15,000 people, the Banda Islands were composed of village confederations controlled by rich men called orang kaya, who were expert traders.

班达群岛约有 15000 人，由被称为 orang kaya 的富人控制的村庄联盟组成，他们是贸易专家。

When the Dutch East India Company arrived in the early 1600s, its officials persuaded a group of orang kaya to sign a treaty.

当荷兰东印度公司在 1600 年抵达了班达群岛，官方和当地的富人们签了一个协议。