For 10 points, name this colony initially administered by the VOC in Southeast Asia.
During the last four decades of its existence, this colony was nominally guided by the Ethical Policy. The "Liberal Period" of this colony involved the harsh "cultivation system" of in- kind taxation. Private ownership of this colony ended in 1800, soon after it acquired the Sultanate of Mataram. Multatuli's novel Max Havelaar explored the exploitative coffee industry here. The Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945 destroyed this colony, which was headquartered at Batavia. For 10 points, name this colony initially administered by the VOC in Southeast Asia.
During the last four decades of its existence, this colony was nominally guided by the Ethical Policy.
Dutch East Indies [or Dutch Indonesia; prompt on Indonesia; prompt on Dutch East India Company; prompt on VOC until it is read; or "Netherlands" in place of "Dutch" in any answer]