1740 ⟶ Batavia Massacre of Chinese Residents
9 October, a massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins aft...
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👑 Governor-General van Cloon of Batavia Dies of Malaria
Governor-General Dirck van Cloon dies, one of many victims of malaria in Batavia.⟶
ColonialismDutch East India CompanyVOCBataviaGovernancePublic HealthDutch Empire
Indonesia🔥 Batavia Massacre of Chinese Residents
9 October, a massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins after they are suspected by the VOC of planning a rebellion; approximately 10,000 are killed and the Chinese quarter is burned.⟶
ColonialismMassacreVOCBataviaGenocideDutch East Indies
Indonesia📜 Treaty of Giyanti Divides Mataram Sultanate and Establishes Yogyakarta
13 February, the Treaty of Giyanti is signed, effectively partitioning the Mataram Sultanate; the VOC recognizes Mangkubumi as Sultan Hamengkubuwana I, who rules half of Central Java; Hamengkubuwana I then establishes Yogyakarta Sultanate, moves to Yogya and renames the city Yogyakarta.⟶
TreatyPartitionSultanateColonialismVOCPolitical Division
Indonesia🩸 Anti-Communist Mass Killings in Indonesia
Beginning of the anti-Communist purge in Indonesia, which killed up to 500,000 people.⟶
Cold WarCommunismAnti-CommunismGenocidePolitical ViolenceHuman RightsSukarno
Indonesia💣 Jakarta Marriott Hotel Bombing
🏟️ Kanjuruhan Stadium Football Match Crowd Disaster
October 1: A fatal human crush occurs during an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia, killing 131 people and injuring more than 500.⟶
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