| Dedication of Upper Ahanta and Butre | |
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 Copy of the Treaty of Butre (1656) between the Netherlands and Ahanta (Gold Coast). Nationaal Archief, coll. OWIC 12. | |
| Type | Creation of a protectorate |
| Signed | 27 August 1656 |
| Location | Butre, Ahanta (now Ghana) |
| Effective | 27 August 1656 |
| Expiration | 6 April 1872 |
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| Language | Dutch |
| Full text | |
 Treaty of Butre (1656) at Wikisource | |
The Treaty of Butre between the Netherlands and Ahanta was signed at Butre (historical spelling: Boutry), Dutch Gold Coast on 27 August 1656. The treaty regulated the jurisdiction of the Netherlands and the Dutch West India Company over the town of Butre and the surrounding country of Upper Ahanta, creating a Dutch protectorate over the area, and permitting the establishment of Fort Batenstein. The treaty lasted until the Dutch departure from the Gold Coast in April 1872.