Ask AI: Explain the reason that led to the first war between the khokhoi and the Dutch people.

The first war between the Khoikhoi (Hottentots) and the Dutch, known as the First Khoikhoi-Dutch War, took place in 1659-60 in the region which is now known as South Africa. The main reason for this conflict was territorial disputes and cultural misunderstanding between the two communities. The Dutch East India Company had established a supply station at Cape of Good Hope in 1652, led by Dutch explorer Jan van Riebeeck. This was intended as a rest stop and resupply point for ships travelling between Europe and Asia. As the settlement grew, the Dutch increasingly encroached upon the lands inhabited by the Khoikhoi, a nomadic pastoralist community which had been living in the area for thousands of years. Initially, the Dutch traded with the Khoikhoi, exchanging goods for cattle. However, as the Dutch demanded more land for farming and grazing, conflicts arose. The Khoikhoi's traditional lands were being claimed by the settlers for their own use, disrupting the Khoikhoi's way of life and sparking hostilities. Furthermore, the Khoikhoi didn't regard land as something to be owned and sold individually as the Dutch did, leading to cultural clashes and misunderstandings. This and the increasing deprivation of their grazing lands by the Dutch, combined with lack of respect for their culture, were among the key reasons leading to the First Khoikhoi-Dutch War. It's important to note that this was the first of many conflicts in the area over the following centuries, broadly termed as the Khoikhoi-Dutch Wars, largely due to the same reasons of land-grabbing, cultural disrespect, and attempts at domination by the Dutch settlers.