Historical overview of Indonesia By onslash 200 Indian Buddist begin to arrive in indonesia Period: 200 to Aug 25, 2013 Timespan Aug 25, 750 Cailendra Dynasty builds the Borobudur Temple Aug 25, 1222 East Java ruled by king Dharmawangsa and the powerful Singasari Kingdom Aug 25, 1280 Ketenagara, ruler of Singhasari kingdom, refuses to pay tribute to Kublai Khan's emissaries Aug 25, 1292 Marco Polo visits Sumatera Aug 25, 1350 Majapahit Kingdom becomes most powerful kingdom in Indonesian history Aug 25, 1450 Aceh converts to Islam Aug 25, 1500 The Spread of Islam reaches Indonesia on northern Sumatera Aug 25, 1511 Portugues conquer Malacca Aug 25, 1602 Founding of VOC Aug 25, 1623 Ambonya Massacre Aug 25, 1628 Batavia attacked by Sultan Agung Aug 25, 1667 Treaty of Breda between Dutch and English Aug 25, 1799 VOC Bankrupt, the Dutch assumes control Aug 25, 1814 The British, led by Rafflesk, temporarily rule in Indonesia Aug 25, 1825 Prince Diponegoro leads rebellion Aug 25, 1830 Culture system introduced Aug 25, 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa Aug 25, 1926 Communists (PKI) revolt against the Dutch Colonial Government Aug 25, 1927 Founding of Indonesian National Party Aug 25, 1942 Japan conquer Dutch forces in Indonesia Aug 17, 1945 Sukarno declares Indonesian independence Aug 25, 1945 Japan Surrenders in WWII Aug 25, 1949 Dutch grant Indonesia Independence Mar 2, 2022 Purnawarman rules the Tarumanagara Kingdom located in the Sunda Region Mar 2, 2022 Hindu Prambanan temple completed