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< ![CDATA[The War for Independence: 1945 to 1950
August 1945
August 7 BPUPKI renames itself to PPKI: Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (preparatory committee for Indonesia’s independence -ed.).
August 9 Sukarno, Hatta, and Radjiman Wediodiningrat are flown by the Japanese to Vietnam to meet with Marshal Terauchi. There they are informed of the collapse of Japanese forces, and that [...]

< ![CDATA[1940 to 1945: Perang Dunia II (the Second World War)
1940 May 10 Germany invades the Netherlands.
May 15 The Netherlands surrenders to Germany; Dutch government flees to London. Netherlands Indies government declares a state of siege, and places the Indies on a wartime footing. German citizens in the Netherlands Indies are placed [...]

< ![CDATA[1910 to 1940: New Nationalism
1911
Abendanon publishes R. A. Kartini’s letters with the title “Door Duisternis Tot Licht”.
Newspaper al-Munir begins publishing in Padang.
Bubonic plague outbreak on Java.
Throughout history, the bubonic plague had never before spread to Java. Tens of thousands died of the plague in 1911-1913, and it was twenty-five years before the [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[1830 to 1910: Imperialism and Modernisation
1830
Johannes van den Bosch arrives as the new Governor-General, begins the “cultuurstelsel” or “culture system”.
Forced cultivation of indigo is introduced in the Priangan.
First steamboat arrives in the Indies.
Nederlands Zendelinggenootschap (Dutch Missionary Society) begins offering education to “native” children.
December 4 Van den Bosch officially organizes the Dutch forces [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[1800 to 1830: Chaos and Resistance
1800
VOC formally dissolved on January 1; properties revert to Dutch government.
Sultan of the Kraton Kanoman in Cirebon is banished to Ambon by the Dutch. A low-level rebellion breaks out under Bagus Rangen.
Help the People of Aceh
During these times, the Netherlands was allied to or occupied by Napoleon’s France. [...]

< ![CDATA[1670 to 1800: Court Intrigues and the Dutch
1670
VOC establishes outposts at Bengkalis (across the straits from Melaka) and Perak, both for controlling the trade in tin.
Balambangan in easternmost Java becomes independent of Balinese rule.
1671
Trunojoyo unites Madura under his control, drives out Mataram forces.
(Note: throughout this page, VOC stands for Vereenigde Oostindische [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[1500 to 1670: Great Kings and Trade Empires
1500 Palembang converts to Islam.
1505
Trenggono, grandson of Raden Patah, becomes prince of Demak.
Local powers on Java around 1500 included:
Demak which was the chief power in Java in the early 1500s. Nearby Jepara participated in many naval expeditions.
Surabaya. Some powers that [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[Beginning to 1500: The Old Kingdoms and the Coming of Islam
about 100
“Dvipantara” or “Jawa Dwipa” kingdom is reported by Indian scholars to be in Java and Sumatra.
Prince Aji Saka introduces writing system to Java based on scripts of southern India.
Hindu kings rule the area around Kutai on Kalimantan.
“Langasuka” kingdom founded around Kedah [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[By Mark Duff
BBC religious affairs reporter
The devastating nightclub bombing on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali has again focused attention on the political power of Islam to motivate people to acts of extreme violence.
It has also raised questions about the specific characteristics of Islam in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
A quick [...]]]>

< ![CDATA[Islam, A World Civilization
“Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses upon mankind.” (Quran, Surah [2:143])
General Characteristics of Islamic Civilization
Islam was destined to become a world religion and to create a civilization which stretched from one end of the globe to the other. Already during the early Muslim caliphates, [...]

< ![CDATA[The Muslim World
2006 UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics in Science
(Reported by Sameen Ahmed Khan)
Oman
Dr. Abdullah S. Daar of Oman was presented the UNESCO Avicenna Prize-2006 for Ethics in Science by the UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura at the UNESCO Headquarters.The UNESCO Avicenna Prize for Ethics and Science is a way for the Organisation to recognise [...]