Wikipedia's first sentence called it “last major independent javanese empire on java before the island was colonized by the dutch”. Today it says “vassal of dutch east india company hindu-buddhist kingdoms islamic sultanates christian kingdoms chinese kongsi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Kingdom on the island of Java (1586–1755)”. It now reads “Javanese sultanate, 1586–1755”.
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Mataram was the last major independent Javanese empire on Java before the island was colonized by the Dutch .1It was the dominant political force in interior Central Java from the late sixteenth century until the beginning of the eighteenth century.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Kota Gede , the former capital of Mataram Sultanate.Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms Islamic sultanates Christian kingdoms Chinese Kongsi federations European colonization Emergence of Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Regions Jakarta Bali Bogor Bandung By topic Agriculture Archaeology Currency Economy Education Javanese historical texts Religion Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mass media Military Sport Women Indonesia portal v t e This article is about a historic kingdom on Java in what is now Indonesia .The Sultanate of Mataram (pronounced muh-TAR-uhm) was the last major independent Javanese empire on Java before the island was colonized by the Dutch . It was the dominant political force in interior Central Java from the late sixteenth century until the beginning of the eighteenth century.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms Islamic sultanates Christian kingdoms Chinese Kongsi federations European colonization Emergence of Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Regions Jakarta Bali Bogor Bandung By topic Agriculture Archaeology Currency Economy Education Javanese historical texts Religion Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mass media Military Sport Women Indonesia portal v t e The Sultanate of Mataram / m ə ˈ t ɑːr əm / was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on Java before the island was colonized by the Dutch .It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century.Mataram reached its peak of power during the reign of Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo (r. 1613 - 1645), and began to decline after his death in 1645.By the mid-18th century, Mataram lost both power and territory to the Dutch East India Company (VOC).It had become a vassal state of the company by 1749.
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Today part of Indonesia Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms Islamic sultanates Christian kingdoms Chinese Kongsi federations European colonization Emergence of Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Regions Jakarta Bali Bogor Bandung By topic Agriculture Archaeology Currency Economy Education Javanese historical texts Religion Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mass media Military Sport Women Indonesia portal v t e The Sultanate of Mataram / m ə ˈ t ɑːr əm / was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on Java before the island was colonised by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior of Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century. Mataram reached its peak of power during the reign of Sultan Agung Hanyokrokusumo ( r. 1613–1645 ), and began to decline after his death in 1645. By the mid-18th century, Mataram lost both power and territory to the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie ; VOC ). It had become a vassal state of the company by 1749.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Kingdom on the island of Java (1586–1755) This article is about a historic kingdom on Java in what is now Indonesia .Today part of Indonesia 1 The incident is referred to in Javanese as Palihan Nagari . Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms Islamic sultanates Christian kingdoms Chinese Kongsi federations European colonization Emergence of Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Regions Jakarta Bali Bogor Bandung By topic Agriculture Archaeology Currency Economy Education Javanese historical texts Religion Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mass media Military Sport Women Indonesia portal v t e The Sultanate of Mataram ( / m ə ˈ t ɑːr əm / ) was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on the island of Java before it was colonised by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior of Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century. Mataram reached its peak of power during the reign of Sultan Agung Anyokrokusumo ( r. 1613–1645 ), and began to decline after his death in 1645. By the mid-18th century, Mataram lost both power and territory to the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie ; VOC ). It had become a vassal state of the company by 1749.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “last major independent javanese empire on java before the island was colonized by the dutch”. Today it says “vassal of dutch east india company hindu-buddhist kingdoms islamic sultanates christian kingdoms chinese kongsi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Kingdom on the island of Java (1586–1755)”. It now reads “Javanese sultanate, 1586–1755”. Read the current article and compare.
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last major independent javanese empire on java before the island was colonized by the dutch
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vassal of dutch east india company hindu-buddhist kingdoms islamic sultanates christian kingdoms chinese kongsi
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