History-Around the 15th century, there were several kingdoms in South Sulawesi. Gowa and Tallo kingdoms were the kingdoms of Makasar people and known as Makasar Kingdoms, whereas Luwu, Bone, Soppang, Wajo, Tanette, and Barru were the kingdoms of Bugis people. Each kingdom kept trying to conquer the other. Luwu Kingdom began to expand its territory […]
History-In the 15th century, Banten, Sunda Kelapa, and Cirebon were the territory of Pajajaran Kingdom which was a Hindu kingdom. At that time, Pajajaran had established relationship with the Portuguese. The relation was strengthened with an agreement between the two sides (1522). The contents of the agreement were as follows.1. Portugal was permitted to build […]
History-One of the Islamic kingdoms in West Java was Cirebon. The existence of Cirebon was mentioned, among others, among others by the book Suma Oriental which was written by Tome Pires, a Portuguese traveler, and also in the book Carita Caruban written by Pangeran Aria Cirebon. It was assumed that the name ‘Cirebon’ derived from […]
Before becoming a kingdom, Mataram had been an area which was part of Pajang Kingdom and led by a regent named Ki Ageng Pemanahan. The position of Ki Ageng Pemanahan is a regent was then handed down to his so, Sutawijaya. Please read Pajang Kingdom in article history : The development of Islamic in Pajang Kingdom […]
The founder of Pajang Kingdom was Adiwijaya (1568-1582). He accupied the throne of Pajang by moving the capital town and all symbols of glory of Demak to Pajang, while Demak uself was changed to a regency which was led by a regent. He appointed Arya Pangiri, the son of Pangeran Prawata, the regent of Demak. […]
History – Around the year 1500, an Islamic kingdom was founded in Demak under the leadership of Raden Patah (1500-1518). He had been the regent of Demak who was Muslim. In 1500, he openly declared disengagement of any ties with Majaphit. As the story goes, Raden Patah even succeeded in bringing Majaphit down as then […]
History – In he 14th century, a governor of Siam settled in Singapore (Tumasik). At tha time, there was chaos in Java as the effect of Paregrek war, a civil was in Majapahit between West Majapahit which was led by Wikrama Wardhana and East Majapahit which was led by Wirabhumi. One of the princes of […]
History – The Islamic kingdom of Samudera Pasai was built in the 13th century. The founder of the kingdom was Sultan Malik Al-Saleh who died in 1297. According to the study by G.P. Rauffer, a Dutch scientist, Pasai was initially located on the right hand side of Pasai river, while Samudera was on its left. […]
History – It has been explained earlier that Islam was brought to Indonesia by merchants from Gujarat (India), Arabia, and Persia. However, the exact time when Islam first arrived in Indonesia remains uncertain since historians still have different opinions about it. Some of them argue that Islam arrived in Indoneisa in the 7th century, but […]
History – The navigation and trade activities conduced by Muslim people via Malacca Strait gradually became more intense, so in early 13th century a Muslim village was founded at Samudera shore, about 15 km away from Lhokseumawe. The finding of the tombstone of Sultan Malik al-Saleh who died in 696 H/1297 AD indicated that there […]
