1735 ⟶ Governor-General van Cloon of Batavia Dies of Malaria
Governor-General Dirck van Cloon dies, one of many victims o...
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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👑 Pakubuwono II Establishes Surakarta Sunanate in Sala Village
17 February, Pakubuwono II establishes a new kraton in Sala village, along with Surakarta Sunanate.⟶
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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🤝 Establishment of the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy
17 March, Salatiga treaty between Prince Sambernyawa with Pakubuwono III and Hamengkubuwono I further partitions the remnant of Mataram Sultanate; the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy is established.⟶
TreatyPartitionSultanateColonialismJavanese HistoryMataram Sultanate
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