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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] However, the fleet was hit by a storm that separated them, and Coelho arrived with his three ships at Sunda.
Sunda Kelapa (Sundanese: ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮊᮜᮕ, Sunda Kalapa) is the old port of Jakarta, located on the estuary of the Ciliwung River. "Sunda Kalapa" ( Sundanese : "Coconut of Sunda") is the original name, and it was the main port of the Sunda Kingdom .
One of the ports at the mouth of a river was renamed Sunda Kelapa or Kalapa (Coconut of Sunda), as written in Hindu Bujangga Manik, manuscripts from a monk's lontar and one of the precious remnants of Old Sundanese literature. [7] The port served Pakuan Pajajaran (present day Bogor), the capital of the Sunda Kingdom. By the fourteenth century ...
18 August – 2 September: Jakarta host 2018 Asian Games with Palembang [41] [42] Jakarta host 2018 Asian Para Games. 2019 24 March: The first phase of the Jakarta MRT opens. [43] 22 May: A mass protest against the 2019 Indonesian general election results, which later turned into a riot, took place on 22 May 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The port of Sunda Kelapa (lit. "coconut of Sunda"), the cradle of Jakarta. For centuries it was the royal port of Sunda Kingdom serving the capital Dayeuh Pakuan Pajajaran 60 kilometres inland to the south, until it fell to Demak and Cirebon forces in 1527.
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]
Jakarta is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. Established in the fourth century as Sunda Kelapa, the city became an important trading port for the Sunda Kingdom. At one time, it was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies, when it was known as Batavia.
The harbour area was renamed Sunda Kelapa, as written in a Hindu monk's lontar manuscripts, which are now located at the Bodleian Library of Oxford University in England, and travel records by Prince Bujangga Manik. [7] By the 14th century, Sunda Kelapa became a major trading port for the kingdom.