Pre-Independence Indonesian History

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    Indian Buddhists begin to arrive in Indonesia (approx 200AD)

  • Aug 25, 750

    Cailendra Dynasty builds Borobudur temple

  • Aug 25, 1222

    East Java ruled by king Dharmawangsa and the powerful Singasari kingdom

  • Aug 25, 1289

    Kertanagara, ruler of the Singhasari kingdom, refuses to pay tribute to Kublai Khan’s emissaries

  • Aug 25, 1292

    Marco Polo visits Sumatra

  • Aug 25, 1389

    Under King Hayan Wuruk and Premier Gajah Mada, the Majapahit Kingdom becomes the most powerful in Indonesian history

  • Aug 25, 1400

    The spread of Islam reaches Indonesia on northern Sumatera

  • Aug 25, 1450

    Aceh converts to Islam

  • Aug 25, 1511

    Portuguese conquer Malacca

  • Founding of the VOC

  • Ambonya Massacre

  • Batavia attacked by Sultan Agung

  • Treaty of Breda between Dutch and Englis

  • VOC bankrupt, the Dutch government assumes control

  • The British, led by Raffles, temporarily rule in Indonesia

  • Prince Diponegoro leads rebellion

  • Indonesian culture system introduced

  • Eruption of Krakatoa

  • Communists (PKI) revolt against the Dutch colonial government

  • Founding of the Indonesian National Party

  • Japan conquer Dutch forces in Indonesia

  • Sukarno declares Indonesian independence

  • Japan surrenders in WWII

  • Dutch grant Indonesia independence

  • Hindu Prambanan temple completed

  • Purnawarman rules the Tarumanagara kingdom (located in the Sunda region)