Sunday, June 20, 2021

Basic timeline of Indonesia


This post is a basic timeline of Indonesia. There are 28 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • Fist humans (45,000 years ago)
  • First Austronesian people arrive (2000 BC)
  • Chola dynasty (300 BC - 1279 AD)
  • Buni culture (400 BC - 100 AD)
  • Taruma Kingdom (358 - 669 AD)
  • Kalingga Kingdom (6th century - 7th century AD)
  • Medang Kingdom (732-1016 AD)
  • Shailendra dynasty (7th century - 11th century AD)
  • Shailendra dynasty (8th century AD)
  • Srivijaya Empire (1183-1377)
  • Singhasari Kingdom (1222-1292)
  • Majapahit Empire (1293-1527)
  • Portugal conquers Malacca (1512)
  • Mataram Sultanate (1587-1755)
  • Banten Sultanate (1527-1813)
  • Dutch East India Company (1610-1800)
  • Dutch East Indies colony rules Indonesia (1800-1949)
  • Java War (1825-1830)
  • Sarekat Islam political organization (1911-1942)
  • Communist Party of Indonesia (1914-1966)
  • Japanese occupation (1942-1945)
  • Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949)
  • Netherlands recognizes Indonesia sovereignty (1949)
  • Netherlands New Guinea is formed (1949-1962)
  • Guided Democracy in Indonesia (1959-1967)
  • New Order (1967-1998)
  • May riots of Indonesia (1998)
  • Indian Ocean earthquake (2004)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Indonesia at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Indonesia.)