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Fatahillah was able to push back the Sundanese troops, and Sunda Kelapa was conquered on June 22. Fatahillah renamed the city Jakarta. [3] [4] By this time, the Portuguese had sent a fleet of five [5] or six [6] ships led by Francisco de Sa and Duarte Coelho. They were unaware of the situation happening in Sunda Kelapa. [7]
"Sunda Kalapa" (Sundanese: "Coconut of Sunda") is the original name, and it was the main port of the Sunda Kingdom. The port is situated in Penjaringan District, of North Jakarta , Indonesia . Today the old port only accommodates pinisi , a traditional two-masted wooden sailing ship providing inter-island freight service in the archipelago.
To prevent Portuguese gaining a foothold on Java, Fatahillah, on behalf of the Demak attacked the Portuguese in Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and succeeded in conquering the harbour on 22 June, after which Sunda Kelapa was renamed Jayakarta. [1] [dead link ] [8] [failed verification] Later, the port became a part of the Banten Sultanate, located west ...
13th to 16th century – The port of Sunda Kalapa was the main port of Hindu Sunda Kingdom, served the capital, Pakuan Pajajaran (now Bogor), located about 60 km inland south; 1513 – Portuguese ships arrived. 1522 – Padrão erected in Sunda Kelapa to mark Sunda-Portuquese treaty. 1527
The city of Sunda Kelapa was later renamed Jayakarta. He made these territories the new sultanate of Banten , a vassal state of Demak under the reign of Hasanudin . Trenggana spread Demak's influence eastwards and during his reign he conquered the remains of the last Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state, the once mighty Majapahit .
Fatahillah, Fadhillah Khan, or Falatehan (Portuguese writing) [1]: 433 was a commander of the Sultanate of Demak who is known for leading the conquest of Sunda Kelapa in 1527 and changing its name to Jayakarta. [citation needed] The conquest of Sunda Kelapa was one of his missions to spread Islam to West Java. [2]
Kali Besar (de Groote Rivier) refers to the channel connecting Sunda Kelapa in the north to the south part in old town of Jakarta, parallel to Ciliwung River in their east disemboguing at the heart of the old city of Jakarta. Literally meaning Grand River, this channel is now part of Kali Krukut (Krukut river) in Tambora subdistrict. [1]
The port of Sunda Kelapa. Penjaringan District is the area to the left of the port. The right side of the port is the Administrative Village of Ancol in Pademangan District. The historic Pasar Ikan ("fish market") is the building on the foreground, built on a restored warehouse of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).